UNK64X0569

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 23 · Indianapolis, IN · February 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1964
Place
Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2334ZBeechcraft 23
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185147

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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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3-0360  64/2/15    INDIANAPOLIS IND    BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N2334Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL MOUNT FAILED. AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY OPERATED ON ROUGH GROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2334Z
Reported as
Beechcraft 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.