MIA76FLA07

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 58 · Blounstown, FL · August 20, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1975
Place
Blounstown, FL · BLOUNSTOWN, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N26BWBeech 58
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750820035839A
Case key
150471

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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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3-3570  75/8/20    BLOUNSTOWN,FL       BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N26BW               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 46, 3308 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            418 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOUNSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREWTON,AL                  BLOUNSTOWN,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- POST ACCIDENT GEAR CHECK-CHECKED OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N26BW
Reported as
Beech 58
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blounstown

FAA reports on this event · 1

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