- Date
- March 26, 1972
- Place
- Mankato, MN · MANKATO, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N270DBeech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166510
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1116 72/3/26 MANKATO,MINN BEECH 65-80 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1825 N270D PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 27, 5088 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2337 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLIVIA,MINN KOKOMO,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN, SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 28 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 80 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N270D
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mankato
N270DRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2002 · Beech 65-80Airframe modelBeech 65-80Engine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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