- Date
- April 22, 1973
- Place
- Sand Lake, MI · SAND LAKE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94124Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730422009469A
- Case key
- 170585
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0928 73/4/22 SAND LAKE,MICH ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 116 TIME - 1900 N94124 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TODD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAND LAKE,MICH 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- BALL PORTION OF BALL-SOCKET STEERING JOINT BKN AT SMALL DIAMETER OF NECK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94124
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Todd
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N94124 · 1
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