- Date
- March 28, 1981
- Place
- Safinaw, MI · SAFINAW, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4VBVeebee 4
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810328014859A
- Case key
- 126818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0339 81/3/28 SAFINAW,MI VEEBEE 4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 342 TIME - 1800 N4VB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY BROWNE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAFINAW,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT STATED THAT ADDITIONAL BRACING WOULD BE NEEDED TO PRECLUDE FUTURE FAILURE OF NOSE WHEEL ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4VB
- Reported as
- Veebee 4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harry Browne
FAA reports on this event · 1
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