- Date
- August 2, 1966
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N173KHelio H-391B
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3106 66/8/2 VAN NUYS CALIF HELIO H-391B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 61 TOTAL TIME - 0750 N173K PX- 0 0 0 CHECK HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- RIGHT STRUT FAILED, EVIDENCE OF OLD CRACK IN FAILURE AREA OF FORE AND AFT TRUSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N173K
- Reported as
- Helio H-391B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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Other investigations on N173K · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC94LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaver Creek, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain the required airspeed during the emergency descent as published in the pilot's manual. A factor is the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC80FAA15Accident · No injuriesClosedNorthway, AKNTSB UNK65X0217Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPerry, FL