OAK72FVW22

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Las Vegas, NV · January 21, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 21, 1972
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4026TBeech B23
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165214

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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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3-0335  72/1/21    LAS VEGAS,NEV       BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N4026T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CALIF             LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4026T
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccarran Intl

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