MIA67F0402

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Lanett, AL · January 18, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1967
Place
Lanett, AL · LANETT, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7434MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119313

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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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3-0206  67/1/18    LANETT,ALA          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 308
        TIME - 0945                    N7434M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
          LDG GR-SHIMMY DAMPER BRACKET BROKE.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE SHIMMY CAUSED NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7434M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Valley

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.