- Date
- July 24, 1972
- Place
- Thef Riv.Fls, MN · THEF RIV.FLS, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8470NBeech D55
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167518
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2547 72/7/24 THEF RIV.FLS,MINN BEECH D55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 7139 TIME - 1800 N8470N PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 2025 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIVER FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAUDETTE,MINN THEF RIV.FLS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8470N
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thief River Falls
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