# NTSB MIA75FKG15: Beech 65, N9865, Atlanta, GA, August 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1974
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG15-134498

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2313   74/8/2    ATLANTA,GA          BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1008                    N9865               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 33, 2802 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            103 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA          ATLANTA,GA                   WINSTON SALEM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- R WHEEL,KEY GOODYEAR P/N 9523031 SEPARATED FM WHEEL HALF AND WEDGED BTWN BRAKE HOUSING AND DISC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9865](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9865-2013-11-08), registration cancelled 2013-11-08, S/N LC-54, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree

## 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 19740802024559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740802024559A), Aug 2, 1974: Beech 65, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. R wheel,key goodyear p/n 9523031 separated fm wheel half and wedged btwn brake housing and disc.

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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