- Date
- September 25, 1969
- Place
- Norman, OK · NORMAN, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5273HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4049 69/9/25 NORMAN,OKLA PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 114 TIME - 1650 N5273H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAX WESTHEIMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKLA CITY,OKLA NORMAN,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5273H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Max Westheimer
N5273HRegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2013 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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