- Date
- March 24, 1966
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N39UBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172781
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1572 66/3/24 OAKLAND CALIF BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2221 N39U PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 44, 12072 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 231 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR TORQUE SHAFT END BEARING DISPLACED PERMITTING DRIVE CHAIN TO JUMP SPROCKET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39U
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland
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