# NTSB FTW71FRA38: Beech 56TC, N6210V, Houston, TX, January 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1971
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0002  71/1/16    HOUSTON,TEX         BEECH 56TC          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2600
        TIME - 1922                    N6210V              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALFURRIAS,TEX              HOUSTON,TEX
        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: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L GR JAMMED IN WELL. BOLT HOLDING STRUT TO HOUSING SHEARED. ACFT OPERATED FROM ROUGH RANCH STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6210V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hobby

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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