LAX67A0053

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C50 · Tucson, AZ · November 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1966
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3700BBeech C50
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119424

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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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3-4346  66/11/25   TUCSON ARIZ         BEECH C50           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1824                    N3700B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            39, 10626 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            507 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- ACFT LOG BOOK ENTRY INDICATED LANDING GEAR-UP LIGHT OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3700B
Reported as
Beech C50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tucson Intl.

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.