# NTSB NYC72FKM13: Beech 60, N7080D, Charlotte, NC, December 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1971
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FKM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FKM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4427   71/12/1   CHARLOTTE,NC        BEECH 60            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2075
        TIME - 1930                    N7080D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- FINAL,L GR GREEN LGT OUT,GR RECYCLED.GR SELECT FOUND UP POS.L GR ACTUATING ROD BENT 6 TO 8 IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7080D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7080D-1986-03-17), registration cancelled 1986-03-17, S/N P-30 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Registry model: [Beech 60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (registry code 1153602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas Muni

## Other investigations on N7080D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA037), Dec 1, 1985: Beech 60 (N7080D), Lakeland, FL, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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