MKC66F0134

NTSB accident investigation · Beech F35 · Knob Noster, MO · August 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1965
Place
Knob Noster, MO · KNOB NOSTER, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5092BBeech F35
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176250

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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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3-3983   65/8/2    KNOB NOSTER MO      BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 605
        TIME - 2144                    N5092B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- BATTERY BECAME DEPLETED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5092B
Reported as
Beech F35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whiteman Afb

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.