- Date
- November 29, 1976
- Place
- Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4539UCessna 150D
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761129037359A
- Case key
- 156397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3429 76/11/29 NR.RIVERSIDE,CA CESSNA 150D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 45, 375 TIME - 1700 N4539U PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG BEAR CITY,CA RIVERSIDE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SHOCK STRUTS BOTTOMED OUT DURING PREFLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4539U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flabob
N4539URegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Cessna 150DAirframe modelCessna 150DEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4539U · 1
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