MIA71FLA05

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D95A · Panama City, FL · August 6, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1971
Place
Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N171EEBeech D95A
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201414

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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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3-2912   71/8/6    PANAMA CITY,FLA     BEECH D95A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1301
        TIME - 1413                    N171EE              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANAMA CITY-BAY C
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                PANAMA CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/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- L GR ROLLER BEARING UPLOCK ASSY FROZEN,WOULDNT ROTATE. GR LTS SHOWED GR DOWN AND LOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N171EE
Reported as
Beech D95A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Panama City-Bay C

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.