- Date
- February 2, 1966
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N92732Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0452 66/2/2 ROCKFORD ILL PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 300 TIME - 1725 N92732 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD 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 SKI RESTRAING CABLE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92732
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cottonwood
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