- Date
- August 28, 1971
- Place
- Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98971Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163418
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3230 71/8/28 TAOS,N MEX PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 163 TIME - 1045 N98971 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER-KACHINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAOS,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L RUDDER CABLE SEPARATED FROM RUDDER PEDAL BECAUSE ATTACH BOLT HAD NOT BEEN SAFETIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98971
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller-Kachina
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