- Date
- October 11, 1969
- Place
- Buffalo, MN · BUFFALO, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8979MBeech D95-A
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152992
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4235 69/10/11 BUFFALO,MINN BEECH D95-A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N8979M PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 19, 525 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN BUFFALO,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS REMARKS- PLTS KNEW GR WARNING HORN INOP. STUDENT RAISED GR ON FINAL INSTEAD OF LOWERING FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8979M
- Reported as
- Beech D95-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buffalo Muni
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