- Date
- September 26, 1966
- Place
- So.St.Paul, MN · SO.ST.PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8746BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120944
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3490 66/9/26 SO.ST.PAUL MINN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 600 TIME - 1950 N8746B PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- IMPROPER CLEARANCE IN TORQUE LINKS AND STEERING ARM ASSEMBLY CAUSED FAILURE OF NOSE WHEEL FORK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8746B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fleming
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Other investigations on N8746B · 1
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