CHI68F0134

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140A · North Canton, OH · July 1, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1967
Place
North Canton, OH · NORTH CANTON, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3789VCessna 140A
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116016

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2165   67/7/1    NORTH CANTON,OHIO   CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3789V              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON-CANTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- GEAR FAILED THROUGH BOLT HOLE AT THE STEP ATTACH POINT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3789V
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Akron-Canton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.