UNK65X1520

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft F-35 · Walkers Cay, Burkina Faso · July 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1965
Place
Walkers Cay, Burkina Faso · WALKERS CAY, Bahamas
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72JCBeechcraft F-35
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176273

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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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6-0048  65/7/29    WALKERS CAY BAHAM   BEECHCRAFT F-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 200
        TIME - 1430                    N72JC               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKERS CAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN

Aircraft

Registration
N72JC
Reported as
Beechcraft F-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Walkers Cay

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