Beechcraft 65-80 N601F
8 September 1966 · Merritt Isl. Fla, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1966 at about 15:15 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N601F, operated by Houston Beechc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Merritt Isl. Fla, Florida, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merritt Isl. Fla, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Central-Brevard
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N601F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Houston Beechc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TORQUE TRANSFER TUBE FAILED.AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHNOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 16 Mar 1966 | Beechcraft 65 | Burbank Calif, California, United States | Lockheed Acft | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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