# NTSB MIA65D0130: Beechcraft B-55, N6848Q, Cullowhee, NC, April 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1965
- Place: Cullowhee, NC · CULLOWHEE, NC
- Location: 35.3097° N, 83.1815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullowhee, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3097&lon=-83.1815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1117  65/4/21    CULLOWHEE NC        BEECHCRAFT B-55     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N6848Q              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 42, 8050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLARDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6848Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B-55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dillards

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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