- Date
- December 28, 1965
- Place
- Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4338DBeechcraft D50
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174694
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3771 65/12/28 MCALLEN TEX BEECHCRAFT D50 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 75, 5000 TIME - 1630 N4338D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED REMARKS- LANDING GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH DISCONNECTED.PILOT FAILED TO USE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4338D
- Reported as
- Beechcraft D50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller