- Date
- December 28, 1970
- Place
- Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9451BCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2757 70/12/28 SANDSTON,VA CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 40 TOTAL TIME - 1657 N9451B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANDSTON,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UPPER FITTING P/N0543013-1 TORN FROM FIREWALL,LWR FITTING CAP P/N0543018-1 BRKN.ACFT DEST BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9451B
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Byrd
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