UNK65X0579

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 65 · Sioux Falls, SD · November 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 6, 1964
Place
Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N956BBeechcraft 65
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181013

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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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3-3413   64/11/6   SIOUX FALLS S DAK   BEECHCRAFT 65       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 12000
        TIME - 2214                    N956B               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FOSS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TWO AN3 BOLTS ATTACHING LEFTGEAR DRAG STRUT TO SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N956B
Reported as
Beechcraft 65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Joe Foss Field

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.

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