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NTSB accident investigation · Beech AT-11 · Athol, ID · August 7, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1977
Place
Athol, ID · ATHOL, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N501Beech AT-11
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770807024589A
Case key
145981

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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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3-2890   77/8/7    ATHOL,ID            BEECH AT-11         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 803
        TIME - 2000                    N501                PX-  0  0  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHOL AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHOL,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF R MLG TORQUE TUBE.

Aircraft

Registration
N501
Reported as
Beech AT-11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Athol Airport

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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.