# NTSB MIA74FLA26: Beech 65, N330CB, Gainsville, FL, December 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1973
- Place: Gainsville, FL · GAINSVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3772  73/12/25   GAINSVILLE,FLA      BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1442                    N330CB              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 32, 6500 TOTAL HOURS, 850
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINSVILLE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 GAINSVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
        REMARKS- LOW BATTERY APU START.ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN FLT EMGCY GR EXTN.CTR PEDESTAL EXTDD AFT APRX 10 IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N330CB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330CB-2012-08-15), registration cancelled 2012-08-15, S/N LJ-27, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (registry code 1152904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gainsville Mun

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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