- Date
- June 27, 1971
- Place
- Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7701BStinson L-5G
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1811 71/6/27 MURFREESBORO,TENN STINSON L-5G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 3698 TIME - 1000 N7701B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MURFREESBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MURFREESBORO,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT STATED TAIL WHEEL COCKED,VEERED INTO DITCH.L GR HAD OLD CRACK.ANNUAL INSPECT 16 MOS OVERDUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7701B
- Reported as
- Stinson L-5G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Murfreesboro
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