- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- Buttonwillw, CA · BUTTONWILLW, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N51329Fairchild M-62
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2960 71/7/31 BUTTONWILLW,CALIF FAIRCHILD M-62 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 8000 TIME - 1600 N51329 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRY LAKE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTTONWILLW,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ATTACHING BOLTS FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51329
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dry Lake Strip
N51329Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2017 · Fairchild M-62AAirframe modelFairchild M-62AEngine modelLycoming R680E series
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