Beech 95-55 N211F accident, Russellville, AR, Mar 10, 1971 · NTSB FTW71FPG40

Date: March 10, 1971
Place: Russellville, AR · RUSSELLVILLE, AR
Injuries: 4 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N211FBeech 95-55
Status: Completed · report December 15, 1971
Report: Brief approved by the director
Case key: 160642

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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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3-0964  71/3/10    RUSSELLVILLE,ARK    BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N211F               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 57, 14500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  RUSSELLVILLE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- L UPLOCK ROLLER BEARING FROZEN P/N NAS-505-5J.L RETRACT AND EXTD ROD BENT.R AND NOSE GRS DWN,LOCKD

Aircraft

Registration: N211F
Reported as: Beech 95-55
Category: Airplane
Engine: reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Airport: Russellville

N211FRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-514 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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