NYC66A0150

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D185 · Horseheads, NY · June 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1966
Place
Horseheads, NY · HORSEHEADS, NY
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1444EBeech D185
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171254

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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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3-1360  66/6/14    HORSEHEADS NY       BEECH D185          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3506
        TIME - 2052                    N1444E              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 418 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEMUNG COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N1444E
Reported as
Beech D185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chemung County

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