NYC74IN023

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 95-C55 · Windsor Lock, CT · September 14, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1973
Place
Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5943SBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730914031109A
Case key
187743

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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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5-0034  73/9/14    WINDSOR LOCK,CONN   BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N5943S              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            54, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 EAST HAMPTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- LDG GR ACTUATOR ASSY JAMMED AFTR TKOF.UN EXTEND OR RETRACT GR FRM IMT PSN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5943S
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Bradley Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5943S · 1

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