MKC67F0124

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Allison, IA · August 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1966
Place
Allison, IA · ALLISON, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2674MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121790

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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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3-3113  66/8/14    ALLISON IOWA        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2674M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLISON
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR SUPPORT STRUT FAILED.AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY OPERATED FROM ROUGH PRIVATE STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2674M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allison

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