# NTSB MIA75DL014: Schweizer TSC-1A, N1968T, Kissimmee, FL, August 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DL014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DL014

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3383   74/8/9    KISSIMMEE,FLA       SCHWEIZER TSC-1A    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 11000
        TIME - 1325                    N1968T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISSIMMEE,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           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 - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- LDG GR STRUT FAILED IN AREA OF OLD CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1968T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER TSC-1A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kissimmee Muni

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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