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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Wadesboro, NC · July 10, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1973
Place
Wadesboro, NC · WADESBORO, NC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7236QCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730710018649A
Case key
189725

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1632  73/7/10    WADESBORO,NC        CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N7236Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               ROCKY MOUNT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- R MAIN LDG ATTACH BOLT P/A S2138-1 TO MAIN GR BOX ASSEMBLY SHEARED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7236Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anson County

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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.