MIA73DKJ73

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Tuscaloosa, AL · June 23, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 23, 1973
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N49BCCessna 411
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730623025379A
Case key
189889

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3549  73/6/23    TUSCALOOSA,ALA      CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 4000
        TIME - 1115                    N49BC               PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCALOOSA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         TUSCALOOSA,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN LDG GR BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY P/N 051001-1 FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N49BC
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tuscaloosa Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.