# NTSB MKC71DCD35: Beech BE-23, N6066N, Davenport, IA, November 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1970
- Place: Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
- Location: 41.5236° N, 90.5776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5236&lon=-90.5776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4224  70/11/24   DAVENPORT,IOWA      BEECH BE-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1735                    N6066N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1707 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOLINE,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN LDG GR HOUSING. P/N 169-810011-21
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6066N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6066N), registered now, S/N MB-398, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-23
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davenport

## Other investigations on N6066N (1)

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 MKC69D0352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0352-190865), Mar 16, 1969: Beech 19A (N6066N), Perry, IA, 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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