- Date
- June 27, 1972
- Place
- Skaneateles, NY · SKANEATELES, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3888NBeech D35
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167408
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2227 72/6/27 SKANEATELES,NY BEECH D35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2540 TIME - 1610 N3888N PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPIRE AERO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKANEATELES,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- LDG GR SELECTOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED,GR RIGGING SLOPPY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3888N
- Reported as
- Beech D35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Empire Aero
N3888NRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2018 · Beech 35Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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