- Date
- October 17, 1980
- Place
- Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N941WStinson SM-8A
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801017077159A
- Case key
- 128372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2877 80/10/17 NAPLES,FL STINSON SM-8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1700 N941W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 35, 18752 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPLES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPLES,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR FAILED.PLT RPRTD PRE-EXISTING CRACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N941W
- Reported as
- Stinson SM-8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Naples Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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