- Date
- February 7, 1980
- Place
- College Sta, TX · COLLEGE STA, TX
- Injuries
- 14 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N97RADehavilland DCH-6
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800207001799A
- Case key
- 134920
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3085 80/2/7 COLLEGE STA,TX DEHAVILLAND DCH-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1130 N97RA PX- 0 0 12 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 39, 4657 TOTAL HOURS, 29 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTERWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGE STA,TX DALLAS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION REMARKS- R LOWER L/G LEG SEPARATED AT Y-JOINT.EMERG AD,T8OEA/9 ISSUED AFT ACCD ADDED TO INSP IN SB #6/380.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97RA
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DCH-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Easterwood
FAA reports on this event · 1
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