MIA78DLA14

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · St Augustine, FL · December 23, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1977
Place
St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5143RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771223042959A
Case key
143837

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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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3-4041  77/12/23 NR.ST AUGUSTINE,FL    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 65, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N5143R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST AUGUSTINE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL            ST AUGUSTINE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5143R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St Augustine Muni

FAA reports on this event · 1

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