- Date
- March 20, 1969
- Place
- Hartselle, AL · HARTSELLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5918CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0793 69/3/20 HARTSELLE,ALA BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1830 TIME - 0930 N5918C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUNTREE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- LANDED TO REMOVE BIRD GUARDS FROM NOSE COOLING VENTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5918C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rountree
N5918CRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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