FTW75DRG60

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65 · Brownsville, TX · March 6, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1975
Place
Brownsville, TX · BROWNSVILLE, TX
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N826QBeech 65
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750306004279A
Case key
147988

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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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3-0320   75/3/6    BROWNSVILLE,TX      BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2033                    N826Q               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 3291 TOTAL HOURS, 351
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNSVILLE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  BROWNSVILLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR WOULDNT EXTEND.BEARING PLATES BROKEN.BOLT HOLES ELONGATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N826Q
Reported as
Beech 65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brownsville Intl

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.