- Date
- August 27, 1980
- Place
- Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2969JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800827039549A
- Case key
- 129152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2308 80/8/27 MCALLEN,TX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1210 N2969J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 53, 12992 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 10779 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALLEN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR SPG ASSY ATCH BOLT THREADS STRIPPED,NUT MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2969J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller Intl
N2969JRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2969J · 1
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