SEA67D0172

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Salem, OR · August 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1966
Place
Salem, OR · SALEM, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2001WBeech S35
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120421

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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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3-4018  66/8/30    SALEM OREG          BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 592
        TIME - 0930                    N2001W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCNARY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL DRAG STRUT FAILED AT WELDED JOINT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2001W
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcnary

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.