- Date
- November 5, 1976
- Place
- Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1748SAero Comdr 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3719 76/11/5 HOMESTEAD,FL AERO COMDR 600S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 10000 TIME - 0830 N1748S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORNELIUS AIRSTRP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMESTEAD,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 10 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PREVIOUS WELD IN RT.MAIN LNDG GR HANGERS FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1748S
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cornelius Airstrp
N1748SRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Aero Commander S2RAirframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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