- Date
- May 28, 1966
- Place
- Pierre, SD · PIERRE, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8239XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2248 66/5/28 PIERRE S DAK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 596 TIME - 2057 N8239X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 468 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERRE MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED, EVIDENCE OF OLD CRACK IN FAILED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8239X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pierre Municipal
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