# NTSB OAK73DVG17: Beech 56TC, N9194Q, Alturas, CA, September 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1972
- Place: Alturas, CA · ALTURAS, CA
- Location: 41.4891° N, 120.5513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alturas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4891&lon=-120.5513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3504  72/9/12    ALTURAS,CALIF       BEECH 56TC          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N9194Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 13100 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 206 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTURAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOW CREEK RANCH          ALTURAS AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD WITH R GR UP.PISTON SHOCK ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9194Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9194Q-2017-03-10), registration cancelled 2017-03-10, S/N TG-94, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- Registry model: [Beech A56TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a56tc) (registry code 1152738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alturas

## Other investigations on N9194Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA083), Jun 7, 1993: Beech 56TC (N9194Q), Chistochina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO LAND ON A ROUGH AIRSTRIP.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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