NYC66F0242

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft F-35 · Richmond, VA · August 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1965
Place
Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3343CBeechcraft F-35
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176095

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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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3-2626  65/8/30    RICHMOND VA         BEECHCRAFT F-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2600
        TIME - 0850                    N3343C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- BRAKE DISC RETAINER CLIPS SEPARATED RESULTING IN BRAKE LININGS BECOMING DISLODGED

Aircraft

Registration
N3343C
Reported as
Beechcraft F-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Northfield

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.