- Date
- November 12, 1979
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40JFCessna 500
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791112053689I
- Case key
- 132881
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0023 79/11/12 DALLAS,TX CESSNA 500 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 N40JF PX- 0 0 2 TRAINING 27, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 300 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- NEEDLE BEARING P/N896 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40JF
- Reported as
- Cessna 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
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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.