CHI81FER21

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Redwood Falls, MN · March 22, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1981
Place
Redwood Falls, MN · REDWOOD FALLS, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1576DCessna 195
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810322011119A
Case key
127107

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0752  81/3/22    REDWOOD FALLS,MN    CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2052
        TIME - 1100                    N1576D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWOOD FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDWOOD FALLS,MN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R GEAR SPRING,PN 034-109-2,FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1576D
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redwood Falls

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1576D · 2

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