- Date
- March 17, 1968
- Place
- Harlan, KY · HARLAN, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4996DCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111057
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0681 68/3/17 HARLAN,KY CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1300 TIME - 1800 N4996D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKER-GUTHRIE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- SHIMMY DAMPER FAILED DUE TO LACK OF FLUID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4996D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tucker-Guthrie
N4996DRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Cessna 182AAirframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N4996D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX91LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPhoenix, AZThat the pilot failed to properly preflight the airplane to assure the engine contained an adequate oil supply. Contributing to this accident was total failure of the connecting rod due to lack of lubrication.NTSB MIA71DKW19Accident · No injuriesClosedMadisonville, TNNTSB UNK65X0787Accident · 1 fatalClosedPikesville, KY