Beechcraft 65-88 N20HR
26 March 1982 · Kalamazo, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1982 at about 00:07 local time, a Beechcraft 65-88 registered N20HR, operated by Basler Airlines, was involved in an incident near Kalamazo, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:07
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Kalamazo, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kalamazoo (AZO)
- Coordinates
- 42.2009, -85.5591
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-88
- Registration
- N20HR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Basler Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisville → Kalamazoo
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI82IA102
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
PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT COULD NOT EXTEND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BY RECYCLING THE SYSTEM AND BY USING THE MANUAL EXTENSION, BUT TO NO AVAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON A PAVED RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. DURING THE LANDING, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND FLAPS RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY, PN 50-810240, FAILED FROM FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft 65 | Andros Is, Bahamas | Desarrollo N.y. Panamanian COR | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1982 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Missing Acft, Bahamas | James Valentine | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | Dowling BAG Co. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Midwest Piper Flight, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | N.w. Financial Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1981 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Gerlach, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | John Martenson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Cessna 310R | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | Union Boiler Company | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1982 | Breezy RLU-1 | Marshall, Michigan, United States | Robert Pulver | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Mooney M20E | Houghton, Michigan, United States | Kyoko Simmons | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Feb 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lambertville, Michigan, United States | Douglas D. McAdams | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1982 | Raven S55 | Mattawan, Michigan, United States | Kazoo Drifters | Serious injuries | - |