- Date
- April 10, 1967
- Place
- Grants, NM · GRANTS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1704LMacchi LASA60
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117599
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1199 67/4/10 GRANTS,N MEX MACCHI LASA60 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3910 TIME - 0955 N1704L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO PASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.MECH REPORTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING BEARINGS LOOSE.NO ON SCENG INVESTIGATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1704L
- Reported as
- Macchi LASA60
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Borrego Pass
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