- Date
- March 16, 1977
- Place
- Pecos, TX · PECOS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N292JSmith-Mini
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770316003939A
- Case key
- 157186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0308 77/3/16 PECOS,TX SMITH-MINI CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1120 N292J PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 42, 606 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PECOS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,TX PECOS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N292J
- Reported as
- Smith-Mini
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pecos Municipal
N292JRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2023 · Smith Miniplane DSA-1Airframe modelSmith Miniplane DSA-1Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.