- Date
- February 15, 1968
- Place
- Speedway, IN · SPEEDWAY, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9980Erco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0309 68/2/15 SPEEDWAY,IND ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N9980 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 53, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE REMARKS- STEERING BALL ON NOSE GEAR FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9980
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shank