# NTSB MIA68F0058: Burns BA-42, N4604S, Starkville, MS, July 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1967
- Place: Starkville, MS · STARKVILLE, MS
- Location: 33.4633° N, 88.8278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Starkville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4633&lon=-88.8278&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 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2588  67/7/27    STARKVILLE,MISS     BURNS BA-42         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N4604S              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 44, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACT IDLER ARM FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4604S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4604S-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 001, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURNS BA-42
- Registry model: [Mael BA-42](https://openairdocs.org/model/mael-ba-42) (registry code 05601D3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byran

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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