- Date
- May 7, 1967
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5994ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117173
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1454 67/5/7 CORDOVA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1300 TIME - 1500 N5994Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR STRUT P/N 12844-04 FAILED 2 INCHES BELOW HYDROSORB UNIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5994Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5994ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N5994Z · 2
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