Beechcraft 76 N383
10 September 2001 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2001 at about 22:56 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N383 was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wheeling, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palwaukee Muni (PWK)
- Coordinates
- 42.1305, -87.9204
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 76
- Registration
- N383
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wheeling → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA314
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the hydraulic power pack,and the false landing gear position indication.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing. The flight instructor said that after takeoff the landing gear of the airplane would not retract. He said that he and his student attempted to raise the gear several times to no avail. They decided to fly the airplane to another airport with the landing gear in the down position. During the approach and landing phases of the flight, the landing gear was verified in the down position using the landing gear position indicating lights. This check was performed two times during the approach. The right main landing gear collapsed during the landing. During removal of the airplane from the accident scene it was found that the right main and nose landing gear were not completely down and locked. Only the left main was found in the locked position. Subsequent to the accident, the landing gear system hydraulic power pack was found to be intermittent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Wings of Denver | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Greenwood, Indiana, United States | Greenwood Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2002 | Beechcraft 76 | Petaluma, California, United States | Sierra Academy of Aeronautics | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft 76 | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | Carolina Aircraft Inc., Assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2003 | Beechcraft 76 | Truckee, California, United States | Palo Alto Flying Club | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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