MIA73DLD73

NTSB accident investigation · Beech J50 · Lakeland, FL · April 22, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1973
Place
Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N391HBeech J50
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730422013799A
Case key
173553

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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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3-1718  73/4/22    LAKELAND,FLA        BEECH J50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N391H               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  49, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAND MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT LAUDERDALE,FLA         PANAMA CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- PLT DETECTED LOSS OF ELEC PWR SWITCHED TO ALT REG SYS DID NOT COME BACK.GR EXTDD MANUALLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N391H
Reported as
Beech J50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lakeland Mun

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.