IAD71II029

NTSB incident investigation · Beech E33 · Washington, DC · December 9, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1970
Place
Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5475UBeech E33
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159513

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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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5-0025   70/12/9   WASHINGTON,DC       BEECH E33           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1524                    N5475U              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 30, 960 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH NATL APT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTON,MD                   WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N5475U
Reported as
Beech E33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Wash Natl Apt

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.