# NTSB MIA67F0102: Beech D50, N4303D, Charlotte, NC, August 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1966
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2415  66/8/12    CHARLOTTE NC        BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2500
        TIME - 0845                    N4303D              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SCREW JACK SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4303D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4303D-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N DH-54, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Registry model: [Beech D-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (registry code 1152512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas Muni

## Other investigations on N4303D (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA74FYA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA27), Apr 9, 1974: Beech D50 (N4303D), Burley, ID, substantial damage

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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