- Date
- September 3, 1969
- Place
- Valley City, ND · VALLEY CITY, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2533NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155716
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3859 69/9/3 VALLEY CITY,N DAK CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 153 TIME - 1200 N2533N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND FORKS,N DAK VALLEY CITY,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WIND 15K GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2533N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valley City
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