- Date
- November 19, 1975
- Place
- Bermuda Dunes, CA · BERMUDA DUNES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4871CCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751119037509A
- Case key
- 151832
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3376 75/11/19 BERMUDA DUNES,CA CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 135 TIME - 1730 N4871C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA DUNES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERMUDA DUNES,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- L GR SPRING ASSY CAME LOOSE,SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4871C
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bermuda Dunes
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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 N4871C · 1
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