- Date
- August 18, 1974
- Place
- Berwick, PA · BERWICK, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N999BAero Comdr 500
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740818026489A
- Case key
- 136872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2692 74/8/18 BERWICK,PA AERO COMDR 500 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3500 TIME - 1630 N999B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERWICK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAZELTON,PA BERWICK,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FLEX HYD LINE,P/N 6790031-1315,RUPTURED.BRAKES INOP.OVERRAN RWY.HIT 8IN HIGH MOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N999B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berwick
N999BRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2014 · Aero Commander 500Airframe modelAero Commander 500Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N999B · 1
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