- Date
- July 11, 1970
- Place
- Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6795CBeech C18S
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114920
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2970 70/7/11 SAVANNAH,GA BEECH C18S CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N6795C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 31, 2216 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 664 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- LDG GR POSITION LT INDICATOR INOP. EMERG GR CLUTCH FOUND TO SLIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6795C
- Reported as
- Beech C18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Savannah Muni
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