NYC67F0266

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-55 · Newark, NJ · September 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1966
Place
Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1010XBeech 95-55
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121198

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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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3-2639  66/9/23    NEWARK NJ           BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 6000
        TIME - 0958                    N1010X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEWARL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR UP-LOCK ROLLER INSTALLED ON FORWARD SIDE OF DRAG LEG INSTEAD OF THE AFT SIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1010X
Reported as
Beech 95-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mewarl

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.