MKC73FCJ26

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D95A · North Platte, NE · November 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1972
Place
North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N816GBeech D95A
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169247

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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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3-3942  72/11/28   NORTH PLATTE,NEBR   BEECH D95A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 14169
        TIME - 1044                    N816G               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACROSSE,WIS                DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX HIT LDG GR SWITCH WITH BOOK,RIGHT MN GR COLLAPSED BEFORE PAX COULD RTN SWITCH TO DN POSITION.

Aircraft

Registration
N816G
Reported as
Beech D95A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lee Bird Field

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.