- Date
- April 30, 1972
- Place
- Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3521RBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166104
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1757 72/4/30 AMBLER,PA BEECH B23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 664 TIME - 1730 N3521R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 484 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMBLER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW REMARKS- NOSE GR TIRE RESERVICED AND VALVE CORE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK PRIOR TKOF THIS FLT.TIRE FLAT ON LDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3521R
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wings Field
N3521RRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2012 · Beech A23Airframe modelBeech A23Engine modelContinental IO-360 series
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Other investigations on N3521R · 1
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