- Date
- February 23, 1966
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3333CBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1394 66/2/23 DES MOINES IOWA BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2700 TIME - 0745 N3333C PX- 0 0 6 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 361 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNCPL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- CHAIN ASSEMBLY P/N 188662 BROKE WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED.TAIL WHEEL DID NOT EXTEND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3333C
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Des Moines Muncpl
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