- Date
- August 8, 1973
- Place
- Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1WFBeech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730808022379A
- Case key
- 189378
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2205 73/8/8 CHATTANOOGA,TENN BEECH 65-80 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N1WF PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 50, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STARKVILLE,MISS CHATTANOOGA,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATOR ASSY ATTACH BOLT FAILED.NO EVIDENCE OF BOLT BEING CHNGD.HIT CHUCK HOLE BFOR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1WF
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lovell
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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.