MIA68F0196

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Murfreesboro, TN · September 29, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1967
Place
Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8693UCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114360

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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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3-3398  67/9/29    MURFREESBORO,TENN   CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N8693U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURFREESBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR CLEVIS BOLT,PN 0543023,SHEARED.NOSE GR STEERING ROD ON LFT SIDE FOUND RUSTY,BINDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N8693U
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Murfreesboro

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.