- Date
- October 12, 1973
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N825WDAero Comdr 720
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731012033709A
- Case key
- 187775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4127 73/10/12 BIRMINGHAM,ALA AERO COMDR 720 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0833 N825WD PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC 35, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY,ALA BIRMINGHAM,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUT TRUNNION PIN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N825WD
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 720
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Muni
N825WDRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Aero Commander 720Airframe modelAero Commander 720Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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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.
Other investigations on N825WD · 1
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