- Date
- September 17, 1971
- Place
- Helm, CA · HELM, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12268Beech A45
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1868 71/9/17 HELM,CALIF BEECH A45 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 75, 1158 TIME - 1400 N12268 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CALIF HELM,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS REMARKS- GR WARNING HORN WAS REMOVED FOR MAINT PRIOR THIS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12268
- Reported as
- Beech A45
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helm
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