- Date
- March 26, 1965
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N494DMBeechcraft C45H
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178823
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0903 65/3/26 SAN JUAN PR BEECHCRAFT C45H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2450 TIME - 1645 N494DM PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA GRANDE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) LDG GR-OVERLOAD FAILURE OF MOTOR SUPPORT BRACKET. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- GEAR MOTOR CLUTCH PRELOAD SET TOO HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N494DM
- Reported as
- Beechcraft C45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Isla Grande
N494DMRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2016 · Beech C-45HAirframe modelBeech C-45HEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Other investigations on N494DM · 1
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