Beechcraft B200 N153GC
22 July 1983 · Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1983 at about 23:20 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N153GC was involved in an incident near Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Reynolds
- Coordinates
- 36.1605, -80.2306
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B200
- Registration
- N153GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winston, Salem → Philadelphia
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83IA295
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
DURING GEAR RETRACTION THE PCT NOTICED A CRACKING SOUND FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN WHICH WAS ALLWVIATED BY THE REAR VENT BLOWER. THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE FAILED TO ENGAGE & ANEMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THERIGHT GEAR DOOR CLOSED BEFORE GEAR RETRACTION CAUSING THE GEAR MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. NO CAUSE WAS FOUND FOR THIS SEQUENTIAL MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1982 | Beechcraft B200 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Herbert Const. Co. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft B200 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | La Barge, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1987 | Beechcraft B200 | Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States | Richard P. Lieberman | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft B200 | Jasper, Alabama, United States | Barry D. Tidwell | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1991 | Beechcraft B200 | Greenbay, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1997 | Beechcraft B200 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1983 | Pterodactyl/Lambert NONE | Mt. Holly, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 1-23 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna 401A | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States | Henry H. Tiffany | Fatal | 7 |