- Date
- July 1, 1965
- Place
- Mercedita, PR · MERCEDITA, PR
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N496DMBeechcraft C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2244 65/7/1 MERCEDITA PR BEECHCRAFT C-45H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0915 N496DM PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG 53, 20700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCEDITA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 74 10 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N496DM
- Reported as
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercedita
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