- Date
- October 28, 1976
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1796ABeech D55
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761028032309A
- Case key
- 156064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2814 76/10/28 BAKERSFIELD,CA BEECH D55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2600 TIME - 0020 N1796A PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INYOKERN,CA BAKERSFIELD,CA 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: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- GR WARNING LT BULB FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1796A
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bakersfield
N1796ARegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2018 · Beech D55Airframe modelBeech D55Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.
Other investigations on N1796A · 1
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