- Date
- January 6, 1974
- Place
- Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4697DBeech H35
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740106003769A
- Case key
- 187049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0231 74/1/6 CANYON,TEX BEECH H35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 6186 TIME - 1530 N4697D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CANYON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- REBUILT NOSE GR BRACE ASSMBLY FAILED/4TH LNDG ON PART SINCE INSTALATN/NO MAINT RELEASE TAG ON PART
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4697D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Canyon
N4697DRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Beech H35Airframe modelBeech H35Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N4697D · 1
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