DIA70F0038

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421 · Cheswold, DE · August 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1969
Place
Cheswold, DE · CHESWOLD, DE
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2953QCessna 421
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168909

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2207   69/8/2    CHESWOLD,DEL        CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3490
        TIME - 1305                    N2953Q              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 998 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACTUATOR ARM OF L MAIN GR BROKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2953Q
Reported as
Cessna 421
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Delaware Airpark