- Date
- September 17, 1967
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N394AJCessna 320E
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3454 67/9/17 INDIANAPOLIS,IND CESSNA 320E CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N394AJ PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS AGE 23, 2650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE REMARKS- BELLCRANK CONTACT WITH TRUNION ASSY CAUSED HUB BOLT TO SHEAR,RESULT BELLCRANK/FT MOUNT LUG FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N394AJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 320E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weir Cook