Beechcraft B55 N1615W
8 March 1973 · Mineral Wells, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1973 at about 12:12 local time, a Beechcraft B55 registered N1615W, operated by Edo-Airo Divis, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mineral Wells, Texas, United States. 2 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 12:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mineral Wells Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B55
- Registration
- N1615W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Edo-Airo Divis
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Antonio, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0398
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
VIBRATION DUE FLAT TIRE, LT MLG KNEE JOINT TRVL OVCNTR, OVERLOAD FORCE APPLIED TO RETRACT ROD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Fischer Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Agusta Springs, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Beechcraft B55 | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |