- Date
- December 24, 1968
- Place
- Pierce Ferry, AZ · PIERCE FERRY, AZ
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3735GBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4507 68/12/24 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDBEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N3735G PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 38, 3326 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 725 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERCE FERRY 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) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- RT GR LIMIT SWITCH LOOSE. PLT DIDNT CRANK EMERG GR TO FULL DOWN POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3735G
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pierce Ferry
N3735GRegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2011 · Beech C-45HAirframe modelBeech C-45HEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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