- Date
- April 27, 1968
- Place
- Wixom, MI · WIXOM, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4330NCessna 190
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0986 68/4/27 WIXOM,MICH CESSNA 190 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 950 TIME - 1600 N4330N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING FAILED. STRUCK HANGAR AND PARKED FAIRCHILD 24,N81318,SUBSTL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4330N
- Reported as
- Cessna 190
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spencer
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