MIA74OKT18

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Middle Caicos, Tokelau · September 11, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1973
Place
Middle Caicos, Tokelau · MIDDLE CAICOS,BWI, Turks And Caicos Islands
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N80351Beech D18S
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730911034069A
Case key
187677

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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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6-0047  73/9/11    MIDDLE CAICOS,BWI   BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N80351              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 34, 3442 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            644 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLE CAICOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVIDENCIALES,BWI          MIDDLE CAICOS,BWI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TIRE BLEW OUT DUE ROUGH RWY. INVEST & REPORTED BY GOVT OF CAICOS ISLANDS,BWI.

Aircraft

Registration
N80351
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Middle Caicos

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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