LAX66F0160

NTSB accident investigation · Meyers 200A · Hawthorne, CA · October 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1965
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N484CMeyers 200A
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175491

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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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3-3840  65/10/23   HAWTHORNE CALIF     MEYERS 200A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 500
        TIME - 1220                    N484C               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR LOWER TORQUE LINK AND DOWN LOCK LINK FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N484C
Reported as
Meyers 200A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hawthorne

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