LAX71FUJ53

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Tucson, AZ · January 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1971
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2155DBeech D35
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159973

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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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3-0461   71/1/4    TUCSON,ARIZ         BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 403
        TIME - 1305                    N2155D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- R GEAR UPLOCK BINDING FROM DIRT.R GEAR UPLOCK SPRING DISCONNECTED.NO COVER FOR UPLOCK MECHANISM.

Aircraft

Registration
N2155D
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tucson

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.