# NTSB MIA67F0055: Beech TC-45H, N9516Z, St Augustine, FL, June 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1966
- Place: St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1938  66/6/28    ST AUGUSTINE FLA    BEECH TC-45H        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 11400
        TIME - 1841                    N9516Z              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST AUGUSTINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TWO TAPER PINS IN RIGHT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TUBE SHEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9516Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Augustine

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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