UNK73X0103

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 65-80 · Ora, Libya · November 28, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1972
Place
Ora, Libya · ORA,AFR, Libya
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2613Beech 65-80
Status
Completed · report July 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169728

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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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5-0050  72/11/28   ORA,LIBYA,AFR       BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N2613               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR, 4500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         BEDA,LIBYA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- GR DIDNT FULLY EXTEND.ACTUATORS LUBED WITH IMPROPER GREASE.INVEST & REPORTED BY GOVT OF LIBYA.

Aircraft

Registration
N2613
Reported as
Beech 65-80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ora

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.