- Date
- March 13, 1979
- Place
- Angel Fire, NM · ANGEL FIRE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5163JCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790313025849A
- Case key
- 136305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3345 79/3/13 ANGEL FIRE,NM CESSNA 340 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 600 TIME - 1045 N5163J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGEL FIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANGEL FIRE,NM ANGEL FIRE,NM TAOS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5163J
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Angel Fire
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5163J · 1
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