NYC66F0658

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E50 · Newark, NJ · April 11, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1966
Place
Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N517SBeech E50
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172181

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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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3-1030  66/4/11    NEWARK NJ           BEECH E50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8486
        TIME - 1045                    N517S               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1950 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR CHAIN SPOCKET INOPERATIVE, BOLT CONNECTING GEAR CLUTCH AND SPROCKET ASSEMBLY MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N517S
Reported as
Beech E50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Newark