# NTSB MIA81FA088: Beech 65-80, N314Q, St.Croix, VI, June 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1981
- Place: St.Croix, VI · ST.CROIX,USVI, VI
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1510  81/6/26    ST.CROIX,USVI       BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1705                    N314Q               PX-  0  0 10  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      43, 19200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER HAMLTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.THOMAS,USVI              ST.CROIX,USVI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN LNDG GEAR ACTUATOR TORQUE TUBE & 2 SUPPORT BRACKETS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N314Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314Q-2012-02-27), registration cancelled 2012-02-27, S/N LD-239, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (registry code 1152808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexander Hamlton

## 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 19810626036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036589A), Jun 26, 1981: Beech 65A80, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Indicates pilot retracted gear at touchdown in place of flaps. No prior defect

## Other investigations on N314Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73DIJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DIJ12), Dec 11, 1972: Beech 65-A80 (N314Q), Ceredo, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0653](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0653), Apr 13, 1967: Beech 65-A80 (N314Q), Rhinelander, WI, substantial damage

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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