- Date
- January 17, 1971
- Place
- Claypool, IN · CLAYPOOL, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5898ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0534 71/1/17 CLAYPOOL,IND CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 246 TIME - 1515 N5898A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLAYPOOL,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R AILERON PUSH-PULL ROD ASMBLY P/N 053218-2 BROKEN.PREVIOUS FATIGUE CRACKS EVIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5898A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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