# NTSB CHI81FEM12: Veebee 4, N4VB, Safinaw, MI, March 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1981
- Place: Safinaw, MI · SAFINAW, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VEEBEE 4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harry Browne

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810328014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328014859A), Mar 28, 1981: Amtr VEEBEE4, Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. Right main gear hit broken edge of runway on landing. Collapsed nose gear, broke main gear attach fittings.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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