- Date
- August 28, 1971
- Place
- Stonewall, TX · STONEWALL, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73GN.American NA-265
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163695
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3798 71/8/28 STONEWALL,TEX N.AMERICAN NA-265 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1045 N73G PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC 53, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LBJ RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STONEWALL,TEX HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R NOSE GR TIRE FAILED ON T/O FROM 60 FT WIDE RWY. HIT FENCE AND IRRIGATION PIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73G
- Reported as
- N.American NA-265
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lbj Ranch