FTW72DPG08

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65 · Little Rock, AR · July 7, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1971
Place
Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9045SBeech 65
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162516

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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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3-2590   71/7/7    LITTLE ROCK,ARK     BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1357                    N9045S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 44, 4688 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            398 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATESVILLE,ARK              LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LOWERED GR MANUALLY DUE TO DISCHARGED BATTERY.NOSE GR REMAINED UNLOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9045S
Reported as
Beech 65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Adams Field

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.