# NTSB IAD74AI050: Beech D55, N6270V, Roanoke, VA, April 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1974
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1171  74/4/23    ROANOKE,VA          BEECH D55           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1312                    N6270V              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 31, 3200 TOTAL HOURS, 250
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R FLAP ACTUATOR JACKSCREW ATTACH BRACKET FAILD FM SIDE FORCES DRG RETRACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6270V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6270V-1974-06-20), registration cancelled 1974-06-20, S/N TE-454 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodrum Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740423011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740423011709A), Apr 23, 1974: Beech D55, Roanoke, VA, Destroyed. R flap actuator jackscrew attach bracket faild fm side forces drg retraction.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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