Beechcraft 65-80 N1WF
8 August 1973 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1973 at about 12:30 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N1WF, operated by Signal Airmoti, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lovell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N1WF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Signal Airmoti
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Starkville, Miss → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2205
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NOSE GR ACTUATOR ASSY ATTACH BOLT FAILED.NO EVIDENCE OF BOLT BEING CHNGD.HIT CHUCK HOLE BFOR TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1973 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1973 | Beechcraft 65 | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | C&L Timer Co. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1973 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1973 | Beechcraft 65 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Alamosa, California, United States | Republic Housi | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Conway, Arkansas, United States | Two Jacks, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |