Beechcraft 1900C N172GA
30 April 2018 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 2018 at about 03:30 local time, a Beechcraft 1900C registered N172GA, operated by Alpine Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. One person was 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 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Joe Foss Field (FSD)
- Coordinates
- 43.5819, -96.7419
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 1900C
- Registration
- N172GA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1982
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Alpine Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sioux Falls → Rapid City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN18LA164
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the right main landing gear drag brace bolt for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the twin-engine, turbopropeller-equipped airplane started to taxi for takeoff, the right main landing gear collapsed, deforming the aft center wing lower spar cap. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right main landing gear drag brace bolt failed at the wing forward attach point. As the airplane moved forward, the strut pivoted aft, collapsing the landing gear. The drag brace bolt was not retained, and the reason for its failure could not be determined based on the available information.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2018 | Beechcraft 1900 | Gambell, Alaska, United States | Hageland Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| 31 Dec 2020 | Beechcraft 1900 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Balmoral | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2020 | Beechcraft 1900 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Ameriflight, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2016 | Beechcraft 1900 | Gander, Canada | Exploits Valley Air Services, Ltd. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2018 | Cessna 170 | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2018 | Beechcraft 58 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 2 Nov 2018 | Cessna 210 | Bradley, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 2018 | Cessna 140 | Madison, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |