- Date
- April 24, 1968
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N540TSAerostar 600
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0918 68/4/24 VAN NUYS,CALIF AEROSTAR 600 CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0955 N540TS PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 35, 2261 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 195 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SHORT FLD LNDG TEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N540TS
- Reported as
- Aerostar 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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