- Date
- October 15, 1971
- Place
- Van Buren, AR · VAN BUREN, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3540XMitsubishi MU-2B
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164599
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4460 71/10/15 VAN BUREN,ARK MITSUBISHI MU-2B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10580 TIME - 1145 N3540X PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.SMITH,ARK VAN BUREN,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY REMARKS- CARPET INSTLN-EMGCY GR HANDLE MOVED,PLT RESET.GR DOOR CLUTCH NOT ENGAGED,NOSE & MAIN OUT SEQUENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3540X
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Twin City