# NTSB FTW68F0276: Beech D50, N567SF, Breckenridge, TX, September 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1967
- Place: Breckenridge, TX · BRECKENRIDGE, TX
- Location: 32.7568° N, 98.9130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7568&lon=-98.9130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0276
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0276

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3468  67/9/29    BRECKENRIDGE,TEX    BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1650                    N567SF              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 34, 10915 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEPHENS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LFT LDG GR DOWN LOCK FAILED.CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N567SF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567SF-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N DH-57, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Registry model: [Beech D-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (registry code 1152512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stephens County

## Other investigations on N567SF (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA201), Aug 24, 1996: Beech D50 (N567SF), Seattle, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow proper emergency procedures (properly configure the airplane and feather the appropriate propeller) after loosing power in one engine, which resulted in his inability…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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