Beechcraft 3NM N7599
16 December 1970 · Rockford, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1970 at about 11:45 local time, a Beechcraft 3NM registered N7599, operated by Bard Air Freig, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Rockford, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Rockford
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 3NM
- Registration
- N7599
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bard Air Freig
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
GR LIMIT SWITCHES STUCK. GR LTS SHOWED GREEN, WARNING HORN INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1971 | Beechcraft 3TM | Dublin, Virginia, United States | Buckeye Aero * | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft 3NM | Coso Junctn, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 3NM | Brook Park, Ohio, United States | Buckeye Air S* | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 3TM | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Bentley Flight | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1972 | Beechcraft 3TM | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Oct 1974 | Beechcraft 3N | S.francisco, California, United States | Fastway Air SP | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |