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NTSB accident investigation · Beech V35A · Springfield, MO · April 12, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1972
Place
Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7165NBeech V35A
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166292

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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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3-1489  72/4/12    SPRINGFIELD,MO      BEECH V35A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 282
        TIME - 1730                    N7165N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              COLUMBIA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R LDG GR RETRACT ROD PN 35-815125-2.

Aircraft

Registration
N7165N
Reported as
Beech V35A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Springfield Muni

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.