Beechcraft D55 N873LB
24 January 1984 · Monterey, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 January 1984 at about 18:34 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N873LB was involved in an accident near Monterey, California, United States. 3 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 18:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monterey, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monterey Peninsula
- Coordinates
- 36.6001, -121.8791
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D55
- Registration
- N873LB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE EXTENDED THE GEAR & FLAPS BEFORE LANDING, & ON FINAL APCH, HE RECHECKED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN & THE GREEN GEAR DOWN & LOCKED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. HE & BOTH PASSENGERS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WHEELS, THEN IT SETTLED ON ITS BELLY & SLID TO A STOP. AFTER STOPPING A FIRE STARTED BUT WAS CONTAINED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HORIZONTAL SCRAPE MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE LANDING GEAR DOORS WHICH WAS INDICATIVE OF THE ACFT SLIDING WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. NO PREIMPACT PART/COMPONENT FAILURE OF MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States | Henry H. Tiffany | Fatal | 7 |
| 25 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft D55 | Livermore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft D55 | Napa, California, United States | Hugh Gardner | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft D55 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | Industrial Helicopters | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |