# NTSB LAX67F0216: SIAI March. S-205, N4780G, Phoenix, AZ, December 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1966
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0216

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4780G-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 213, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI MARCH. S-205
- Registry model: [Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (registry code 8120412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor Muni.

## Other investigations on N4780G (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI72FEM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM44), Jan 21, 1972: Siai-Marche 205-22 (N4780G), Eagle, MI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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