LAX67F0216

NTSB accident investigation · SIAI March. S-205 · Phoenix, AZ · December 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 1, 1966
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4780GSIAI March. S-205
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119387

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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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3-4303   66/12/1   PHOENIX ARIZ        SIAI MARCH. S-205   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2600
        TIME - 1810                    N4780G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4780G
Reported as
SIAI March. S-205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Harbor Muni.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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