- Date
- August 12, 1979
- Place
- Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3939DCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790812021409A
- Case key
- 134010
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2289 79/8/12 TECUMSEH,MI CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1753 TIME - 1430 N3939D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1305 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AL MEYERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TECUMSEH,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3939D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Al Meyers
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3939D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI89LA123Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTecumseh, MILoss of engine power for an undetermined reason. The embankment (dirt bank) was a contributing factor.NTSB CHI71FEC49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTecumseh, MINTSB CHI71FDW02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTecumseh, MI