- Date
- March 1, 1973
- Place
- Mc Cook, NE · MC COOK, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5687CCessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730301003679A
- Case key
- 170058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0199 73/3/1 NR.MC COOK,NEBR CESSNA 140A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 120 TIME - 1230 N5687C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KOCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MC COOK,NEBR CAMBRIDGE NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R LDG GR ATTACH BOLT BENT,THREADS ON NUT-BOLT STRIPPED.OVERTORQUED OR UNDER CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5687C
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Koch
N5687CRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Cessna 140AAirframe modelCessna 140AEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.