- Date
- December 7, 1977
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7969CN American SNJ-5
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771207038129A
- Case key
- 158672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3676 77/12/7 VAN NUYS,CA N AMERICAN SNJ-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 5930 TIME - 0840 N7969C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM REMARKS- L GR LOCK PIN MALFUNCTIONED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7969C
- Reported as
- N American SNJ-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
N7969CRegistered now · North American SNJ-5Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 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 N7969C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR19LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAgoura Hills, CAThe failure of the No. 5 piston rod end due to fatigue, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVan Nuys, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.