19781211024789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC6/ · Sacramento, CA · December 11, 1978

Date
December 11, 1978 · 09:07 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76PH
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79IA011
Reported as
Dhav DHC6/
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,568 total96 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main strut failed during taxi. Failure was in a weld joint approximately half way up on the strut.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN STRUT FAILED DURING TAXI. FAILURE WAS IN A WELD JOINT APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY UP ON THE STRUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.