Serious incident Beechcraft B200 Super King Air N153GC,
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Date:Friday 22 July 1983
Time:19:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
Owner/operator:Ka Corp. Ltd
Registration: N153GC
MSN: BB1087
Total airframe hrs:351 hours
Engine model:P&W PT-6-42
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Winston Salem, NC -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Winston, SALEM
Destination airport:Philadelphia, PA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
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.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL83IA295
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL83IA295

Location

Revision history:

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