- Date
- August 1, 1971
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N233Camair 480
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4508 71/8/1 LAKE WALES,FLA CAMAIR 480 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1730 N233 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 44, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WALES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED LAKE WALES,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATING CYL BOLT HOLES,AND SUPPORT FRAME BOLT HOLES EXCESSIVELY WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N233
- Reported as
- Camair 480
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Wales
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