- Date
- July 18, 1972
- Place
- Two Harbors, MN · TWO HARBORS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3289EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2414 72/7/18 TWO HARBORS,MINN AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1825 N3289E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 691 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWO HARBORS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWO HARBORS,MINN LOCAL 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 - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED REMARKS- BOLT HOLES LEFT FRONT LANDING GEAR FITTING LUG SLIGHTLY ELONGATED & CRACKED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3289E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Two Harbors
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