FTW66F0410

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 95 · Karnack, TX · November 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1965
Place
Karnack, TX · KARNACK, TX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8294DBeechcraft 95
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174596

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3352  65/11/21   KARNACK TEX         BEECHCRAFT 95       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 450
        TIME - 1000                    N8294D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARDO STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- BRAKE PUCKS BADLY WORN AND RIDING AT ANGLE CAUSING O RINGS TO LEAK.

Aircraft

Registration
N8294D
Reported as
Beechcraft 95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cardo Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.