- Date
- June 5, 1976
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3228DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760605015499A
- Case key
- 154014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1477 76/6/5 FARMINGTON,NM CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 200 TIME - 1533 N3228D PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM SHOW LOW,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- INNER AND OUTER RT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.ACFT OVERDUE FOR ANNUAL INSP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3228D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmington Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.