FTW69F0323

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D55 · San Antonio, TX · December 6, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1968
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8330NBeech D55
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107335

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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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3-4181   68/12/6   SAN ANTONIO,TEX     BEECH D55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 600
        TIME - 0805                    N8330N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SEVERELY WORN SPOT FOUND ON FLAT LFT MAIN TIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8330N
Reported as
Beech D55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Antonio Intl.

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.

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