MIA79FLA26

NTSB accident investigation · N American AT-6F · Daytona Beach, FL · March 5, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1979
Place
Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N82583N American AT-6F
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137191

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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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3-1246   79/3/5    DAYTONA BEACH,FL    N AMERICAN AT-6F    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 12000
        TIME - 0030                    N82583              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH REG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM

Aircraft

Registration
N82583
Reported as
N American AT-6F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Daytona Beach Reg

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.