- Date
- June 25, 1973
- Place
- Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8322NBeech B55
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730625017899A
- Case key
- 190256
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1568 73/6/25 PINE BLUFF,ARK BEECH B55 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N8322N PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 3600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 572 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,ARK PINE BLUFF,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L LDG GR EXTENSION ROD ASSY BENT UNDER COMPRESSION.PLT RPTD R TIRE BLEW OUT,R MAIN GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8322N
- Reported as
- Beech B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grider Field
N8322NRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8322N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX04LA032Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilliams, AZa loss of engine power in the right engine due to fuel exhaustion, caused by the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane. Also causal was his failure to feather the right propeller and to maintain directional control of the…NTSB FTW78FPG09Accident · No injuriesClosedSiloam Springs, AR