# NTSB FTW69F0323: Beech D55, N8330N, San Antonio, TX, December 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1968
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0323
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0323

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4181   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8330N-1977-03-04), registration cancelled 1977-03-04, S/N TE-543 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Antonio Intl.

## Other investigations on N8330N (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 CHI76AC091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC091), Sep 16, 1976: Beech D55 (N8330N), Coldwater, MI, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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