# NTSB MIA72AM048: Beech 99A, N860SA, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, November 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1971
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3612  71/11/21   FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   BEECH 99A           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2137                    N860SA              PX-  0  0 15  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      43, 6760 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        2920 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEPORT,BAHAMAS            MIAMI,FLA
        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 - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DRIVE CHAIN JAMMED DUE CHAIN TOO LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N860SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft.Lauderdale

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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