# NTSB SEA71FDG21: Beech 65-80, N138ES, Great Falls, MT, January 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1971
- Place: Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FDG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0518  71/1/19    GREAT FALLS,MONT    BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N138ES              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 41, 11200 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MONT            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- R LDG GR ACTUATOR JACKSCREW WAS BINDING AND GR DRIVE CLUTCH SLIPPING.GR HORN/LITE IND GR DN/LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N138ES (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Falls

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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