- Date
- October 31, 1968
- Place
- Walnut Ridge, AR · WALNUT RIDGE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5139KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107473
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3954 68/10/31 WALNUT RIDGE,ARK NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 160 TIME - 0747 N5139K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALNUT RIDGE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- CABLE FROM GR SELECTOR TO GR-UP LOCKS STRETCHED PREVENTED ACTUATING UP LOCKS,GR WOULD NOT UNLOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5139K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Walnut Ridge
N5139KRegistered now · Navion NAVION AAirframe modelNavion NAVION AEngine modelContinental E185 series
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