- Date
- July 24, 1966
- Place
- Lakeview, OR · LAKEVIEW, OR
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9985ZBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121334
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3973 66/7/24 LAKEVIEW OREG BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N9985Z PX- 0 0 6 CTR PASSG-D AGE 63, 14000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEVIEW TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- IMPROPER OPERATION EMERG.GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM.INSUFFICIENT ELECTROLYTE IN BOTH BATTYS.BOTH GEN.OK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9985Z
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeview
N9985ZRegistration cancelled May 31, 2013 · Beech C-45HAirframe modelBeech C-45HEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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