- Date
- October 6, 1971
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9978RBeech B95
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4439 71/10/6 OPA LOCKA,FLA BEECH B95 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 687 TIME - 1927 N9978R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA OPA LOCKA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS REMARKS- LDG GR WARNING HORN INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9978R
- Reported as
- Beech B95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka
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