- Date
- November 24, 1968
- Place
- Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N221YAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4165 68/11/24 DANIA,FLA AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1701 N221Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- FORK ASSEMBLY BROKE.WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO SHIMMY ON T/O.LANDED WITH FURTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N221Y
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdale
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