DEN75FQA23

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8GCBC · San Mateo, NM · December 2, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 2, 1974
Place
San Mateo, NM · SAN MATEO, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N88154Bellanca 8GCBC
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741202037869A
Case key
142540

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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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3-3538   74/12/2 NR.SAN MATEO,N MEX    BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 12000
        TIME - 1200                    N88154              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SAN MATEO,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR ATTACH BOLT MS20005-34 AND GEAR U BOLT BROKE.LDG AREA OPEN RANGE WITH 3IN MOUND OF DIRT.

Aircraft

Registration
N88154
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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