MIA77FLA05

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B95 · Gainesville, FL · October 22, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1976
Place
Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N667TBeech B95
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761022037549A
Case key
201371

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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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3-4020  76/10/22   GAINESVILLE,FL      BEECH B95           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N667T               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 2612 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            76 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINSVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                OCALA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- L GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. ACTUATING ROD REPLACED 15HRS PRIOR. UP-LOCK BRACKET NOT REPLACED.

Aircraft

Registration
N667T
Reported as
Beech B95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gainsville Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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 N667T · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.