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NTSB accident investigation · Beech B19 · Victoria, TX · August 22, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1974
Place
Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1995WBeech B19
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740822026549A
Case key
134361

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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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3-2574  74/8/22    VICTORIA,TEX        BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 0846                    N1995W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VICTORIA REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STDNT PLT ON 1ST SOLO FLT DSTRCTD BY ACFT LNDG AHEAD

Aircraft

Registration
N1995W
Reported as
Beech B19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Victoria Regional

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.