MIA66D0612

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · High Point, NC · June 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1966
Place
High Point, NC · HIGH POINT, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7315TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171380

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1533  66/6/21    HIGH POINT NC       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N7315T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK PART SK 182-34 FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7315T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Midway

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.