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NTSB accident investigation · Beechraft A55 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · February 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1965
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N558TBeechraft A55
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180750

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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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3-0238   65/2/3    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   BEECHRAFT A55       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 505
        TIME - 1600                    N558T               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT SCISSORS BOLT FAILED, WHEEL FELLOFF ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N558T
Reported as
Beechraft A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ft Lauderdale

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.