MIA68F0241

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H35 · Thomaston, GA · September 9, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1967
Place
Thomaston, GA · THOMASTON, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4693DBeech H35
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114252

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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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3-3293   67/9/9    THOMASTON,GA        BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1096
        TIME - 1755                    N4693D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - R.D.GRANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- RT GEAR UPLOCK ROLLER BEARING FROZEN. GR LTS SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4693D
Reported as
Beech H35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
R.D.Grant

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.