- Date
- August 13, 1970
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6468VHelio Acft H-295
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116074
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0995 70/8/13 OPA LOCKA,FLA HELIO ACFT H-295 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1126 N6468V PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 41, 3385 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 86 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA OPA LOCKA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- CROSSWIND LDG GR EQUIPPED.L LDG GR UNLOCKING PIN DID NOT UNLOCK R ONE DID.L GR FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6468V
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka
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Other investigations on N6468V · 2
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