- Date
- August 11, 1971
- Place
- Bend, OR · BEND, OR
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7603RBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3008 71/8/11 BEND,OREG BEECH B23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N7603R PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PILOT BUTTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KLAMATH FALLS,OREG PULLMAN,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- FLD NOT ON CHARTS,MISTOOK FOR BEND ARPT.RWY SLOPES DOWN TO NORTH.LEFT BRAKE INEFECTIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7603R
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pilot Butte
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