- Date
- December 3, 1978
- Place
- Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8710GCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781203037429A
- Case key
- 138211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4449 78/12/3 TAOS,NM CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1700 N8710G PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 56, 15261 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 105 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAOS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMARILLO,TX TAOS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- CESSNA SERVICE BULLETIN NOT COMPLIED WITH TO STRENGTHEN NOSEGEAR ASSEMBLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8710G
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Taos
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.