Beechcraft 60 N1873S
18 December 1979 · Fresno, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1979 at about 12:00 local time, a Beechcraft 60 registered N1873S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fresno, California, 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fresno, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fresno Air Term
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 60
- Registration
- N1873S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3744
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
NOISE DRG GEAR RETRACTION, UN TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR.ACTUATOR SHAFT, STEERING COLLAR/ROLLER FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft 60 | Montezuma, Georgia, United States | Medical Invest | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1979 | Beechcraft 60 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Beechcraft 60 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | Tiki Rentals I | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1978 | Beechcraft 60 | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | Southwest Airc | Fatal | 6 |
| 18 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft 60 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft 60 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | McCart AVIATI0 | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |