- Date
- July 31, 1974
- Place
- Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7479NBeech B55
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740731025159A
- Case key
- 136782
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2909 74/7/31 PANAMA CITY,FLA BEECH B55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1370 TIME - 1454 N7479N PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PANAMA CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FLA PANAMA CITY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- ELECTRICAL BUS BAR PANEL CORRODED.EMERG GR EXT SYST NOT USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7479N
- Reported as
- Beech B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Panama City
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7479N · 1
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