# NTSB MKC80IA001: Beech 99, N652EX, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1979
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80IA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80IA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0028  79/10/24   MINNEAPOLIS,MN      BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0830                    N652EX              PX-  0  0 11  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      33, 5461 TOTAL HOURS, 734
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINNEAPOLIS-ST PA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MN             MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N652EX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Pa

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19791024042539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791024042539I), Oct 24, 1979: Beech 99, Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Beech part #99-810067-1 left main collapsed due to failure of the bolt which secures the lower drag brace.

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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