- Date
- November 1, 1969
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6170XAero Comdr 500-A
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154042
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4582 69/11/1 TALLAHASSEE,FLA AERO COMDR 500-A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1023 TIME - 1315 N6170X PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 589 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSE COMML DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FLA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- UPLOCK CTL VALVE,PN 3790257,HAD FAULTY O RING. HYD FLUID LOST. NO BRAKES OR NOSEWHEEL STEERING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6170X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tallahasse Comml
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