- Date
- July 12, 1966
- Place
- St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4052YCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2771 66/7/12 ST.PAUL MINN CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 7000 TIME - 1445 N4052Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PAUL DOWNTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT LOCKED TAILWHEEL TO PREVENT WOBBLING.TAILWHEEL OFF CENTER.VIBRATION PREVIOUSLY EVIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4052Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Paul Downtown