SEA65D0029

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 23 · Gig Harbor, WA · March 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1965
Place
Gig Harbor, WA · GIG HARBOR, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8735MBeechcraft 23
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179477

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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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3-0467  65/3/18    GIG HARBOR WASH     BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N8735M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TACOMA INDUSTRIAL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N8735M
Reported as
Beechcraft 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tacoma Industrial

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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