MKC68F0527

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-A55 · Sioux Falls, SD · April 11, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1968
Place
Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N717TBeech 95-A55
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111281

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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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3-0935  68/4/11    SIOUX FALLS,S DAK   BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2955
        TIME - 1751                    N717T               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 313 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIOUX FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COLLAPSED,PROPS HIT RNWY.GO-AROUND ABORTED WITH GRS RETRACTED.NOSE GR EYE BOLT FOUND BROKN

Aircraft

Registration
N717T
Reported as
Beech 95-A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sioux Falls

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