MIA67F0213

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Shelby, MS · October 13, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1966
Place
Shelby, MS · SHELBY, MS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8387ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121171

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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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3-2581  66/10/13   SHELBY MISS         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N8387A              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 56, 35000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLINGSWORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AXLE SEPARATED AT RADIUS OF AXLE TO FLANGE MOUNT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8387A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hollingsworth

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.