- Date
- September 2, 1981
- Place
- Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N578KAAero Comdr 681
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810902054649A
- Case key
- 123902
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2467 81/9/2 GREAT FALLS,MT AERO COMDR 681 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2000 TIME - 1805 N578KA PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREAT FALLS,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- UPPER SCISSOR,P/N ED11059-3,ON R M/L/G STRUT ASSY FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N578KA
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 681
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Falls Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.