NYC69F0466

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Colts Neck, NJ · May 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1969
Place
Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3557RBeech 23
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175319

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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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3-1837  69/5/16    COLTS NECK,NJ       BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1450                    N3557R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- R MAIN LDG GR SEPARATED IN FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3557R
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Colts Neck

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