Beechcraft 65-80 N138ES
19 January 1971 · Great Falls, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 January 1971 at about 11:30 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N138ES, operated by Zook Brothers, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Great Falls, Montana, United States. 2 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Great Falls
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N138ES
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zook Brothers
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0518
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
R LDG GR ACTUATOR JACKSCREW WAS BINDING AND GR DRIVE CLUTCH SLIPPING.GR HORN/LITE IND GR DN/LOCKED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1971 | Beechcraft 65 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | BEN M.hogan Co | No injuries | - |
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| 28 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft 65 | Newport, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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