NYC70A0035

NTSB accident investigation · N.American NA-265 · Westerly, RI · September 18, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1969
Place
Westerly, RI · WESTERLY, RI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N881MCN.American NA-265
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159088

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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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3-2729  69/9/18    WESTERLY,RI         N.AMERICAN NA-265   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 17600
        TIME - 1600                    N881MC              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3560 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERLY STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   WESTERLY,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - THRUST REVERSER: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L ENG REVERSER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT,R REVERSER DEPLOY SWITCH DEFECTIVE. RAN OFF RWY,NOSE GR HIT ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N881MC
Reported as
N.American NA-265
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Westerly State