- Date
- January 22, 1977
- Place
- Independence, OR · INDEPENDENCE, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7320DBeech 60
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770122002079A
- Case key
- 156952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0242 77/1/22 INDEPENDENCE,OR BEECH 60 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1123 TIME - 1230 N7320D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORVALLIS,OR INDEPENDENCE,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- T/D 117FT SHORT OF RWY.L LDG GEAR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7320D
- Reported as
- Beech 60
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- State
N7320DRegistration cancelled May 27, 2022 · Beech 60Airframe modelBeech 60Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7320D · 1
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