NYC66F0161

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland M3 · Bridgeport, WV · July 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1965
Place
Bridgeport, WV · BRIDGEPORT, WV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6876DDehavilland M3
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176553

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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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3-2267  65/7/16    BRIDGEPORT W VA     DEHAVILLAND M3      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40,
        TIME - 1217                    N6876D              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     4000 TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR INOPERATIVE

Aircraft

Registration
N6876D
Reported as
Dehavilland M3
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Benedum

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.