- Date
- March 6, 1966
- Place
- Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7228CBoeing B-17G
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174119
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0117 66/3/6 CODY WYO BOEING B-17G CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N7228C PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 48, 6820 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT N62374 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.HYD RESERVOIR SUPPLY LINE,IMPRERLY CONNECTD TO RETRN PRT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7228C
- Reported as
- Boeing B-17G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cody Municipal
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