# NTSB MIA74FLA28: Beech 65-80, N741H, Crestview, FL, December 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1973
- Place: Crestview, FL · CRESTVIEW, FL
- Location: 30.7479° N, 86.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7479&lon=-86.5793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3771   73/12/5   CRESTVIEW,FLA       BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1622                    N741H               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 32, 3743 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            68 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOB SIKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FLA               CRESTVIEW,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN GR WAS RETRACTED AFTR TKOF.NOSE STRUT ATTACH SEC TORN OUT BRACKETS BKN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N741H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741H-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N LD-118, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bob Sikes

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731205040779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205040779A), Dec 5, 1973: Beech 6580, Crestview, FL, Substantial damage. Plt rptd unusual sound when gr was retracted aftr tkof. Nose strut attach sec torn out brackets bkn

## Other investigations on N741H (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA84FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA163), May 8, 1984: Beech 65-80 (N741H), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

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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