DEN74DTC41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 401 · Saratoga, WY · June 30, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 30, 1974
Place
Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3208QCessna 401
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740630019179A
Case key
128185

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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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3-1801  74/6/30    SARATOGA,WYO        CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N3208Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE UNK/NR, 1767 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 298 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIVELY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 SARATOGA,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- RIVETS SHEARED BETWEEN ACFT STRUCTURE AND MAIN TRUNNION SIDE SUPPORT BRACKET,LEFT SIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3208Q
Reported as
Cessna 401
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shively Field

FAA reports on this event · 1

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