# NTSB MIA70A0018: N.American 265-40, N85, Orlando, FL, September 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1969
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70A0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3561   69/9/9    ORLANDO,FLA         N.AMERICAN 265-40   CR-  0  0  4  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1525                    N85                 PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              46, 8250 TOTAL HOURS, 250
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOY AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LDG ROLL VIOLENT SHIMMY OCRD.NOSE GR SHOCK STRUT SEPARATED BLO T PORTION IN AREA OF REDUCED RADIUS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1976-01-20), registration cancelled 1976-01-20, S/N 282-97 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN 265-40
- Registry model: [North American NA-265-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40) (registry code 6402608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccoy Afb

## Other investigations on N85 (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 FTW76AF058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF058), Jan 14, 1976: N. American NA-265 (N85), Recife (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

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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