CHI71DGJ09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Sandy Hook, KY · September 14, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1970
Place
Sandy Hook, KY · SANDY HOOK, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N86055Cessna 337
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146720

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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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3-3780  70/9/14    SANDY HOOK,KY       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2272
        TIME - 1400                    N86055              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWINE ADKINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIKEVILLE,KY                SANDY HOOK,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ENTERED SOFT DIRT ON STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N86055
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redwine Adkins

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.