- Date
- June 20, 1971
- Place
- Golts, MD · GOLTS, MD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3043VBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1181 71/6/20 GOLTS,MD BEECH 35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 3270 TIME - 1400 N3043V PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2185 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANGELO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOLTS,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK SEPARATED AT WELD. ACFT OPERATED FROM ROUGH STRIP. LAST INSPECTION 8 HRS BFOR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3043V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dangelo
N3043VRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 1972 · Beechcraft 35 BONANZAAirframe modelBeechcraft 35 BONANZA
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