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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · St George, UT · July 9, 1981

Date
July 9, 1981 · 13:35 local
Place
St George, UT
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8268A
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81DTM33
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C1452
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
463 total313 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Bounced landing. Left main gear axle broke. Light-weight aluminum axle failed at a fatigue crack.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED LANDING. LEFT MAIN GEAR AXLE BROKE. LIGHT-WEIGHT ALUMINUM AXLE FAILED AT A FATIGUE CRACK.

NTSB investigation

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