19931023040559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Williamstown, NJ · October 23, 1993

Date
October 23, 1993 · 12:10 local
Place
Williamstown, NJ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3975V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94LA018
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental C1452
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
442 total25 in this make and model25 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.

Left main gear axle broke on takeoff roll. Swerved. Nosed over. Fatigue cracking at flange. Wheel departed plane.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN GEAR AXLE BROKE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. SWERVED. NOSED OVER. FATIGUE CRACKING AT FLANGE. WHEEL DEPARTED PLANE.

NTSB investigation

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