MIA66D0101

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M-23 · Roanoke Rapids, NC · June 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1965
Place
Roanoke Rapids, NC · ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2311QBeechcraft M-23
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177622

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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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3-1870  65/6/19    ROANOKE RAPIDS NC   BEECHCRAFT M-23     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2311Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALIFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR HINGE PINS FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N2311Q
Reported as
Beechcraft M-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Halifax

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.

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