- Date
- May 2, 1971
- Place
- Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8744SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160835
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1477 71/5/2 LEXINGTON,KY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 508 TIME - 1030 N8744S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT PRACTICING X-WND LDS.LDG WAS SMOOTH,NS GR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT.FITTINGS ON NS GR STRUT FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8744S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blue Grass Field
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