- Date
- August 9, 1978
- Place
- Grants, NM · GRANTS, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23986Beech C23
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780809024629A
- Case key
- 140193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2546 78/8/9 GRANTS,NM BEECH C23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 160 TIME - 0830 N23986 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANTS-MILAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM GRANTS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- STEERING ARM ROD END FAILED FROM PREVIOUS DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23986
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grants-Milan
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N23986 · 1
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