- Date
- December 14, 1976
- Place
- Ft.Smith, AR · FT.SMITH, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5479UBeech A56TC
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761214036959A
- Case key
- 156399
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3433 76/12/14 FT.SMITH,AR BEECH A56TC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N5479U PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 45, 5340 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.SMITH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POTEAU,OK FT.SMITH,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L MLG TIRE BLEW OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5479U
- Reported as
- Beech A56TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft.Smith Muni
N5479URegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Beech 56TCAirframe modelBeech 56TCEngine modelLycoming TI0-541 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 N5479U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.