# NTSB OAK76FVA41: Beech A200, N274T, Fresno, CA, February 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0147  76/2/19    FRESNO,CA           BEECH A200          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N274T               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 36, 6122 TOTAL HOURS, 118
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CA            FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NUT LOST ON TAPER PIN WHICH FELL OUT OF TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY.GEAR EXTENSION IMPOSSIBLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N274T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274T-1996-03-15), registration cancelled 1996-03-15, S/N BB99 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A200
- Registry model: [Beech 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (registry code 1152920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Term

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760219002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760219002449A), Feb 19, 1976: Beech 200BEECH, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Nut lost on taper pin which fell out of torque tube assembly. Gear extension impossible.

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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