NYC66F0270

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180D · Morgantown, WV · October 2, 1965

CaseClosed
Date
October 2, 1965
Place
Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
Aircraft
CF-NRDCessna 180D
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176280

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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E-0013   65/10/2   MORGANTOWN W VA     CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 548
        TIME - 0927                      CF-NRD            PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ONE RIGHT LDG GEAR AXLE ATTACH BOLT FAILED POSSIBLE OVERTORQUE CAUSED OVERLOAD FAILURE OTHER BOLTS

Aircraft

Registration
CF-NRD
Reported as
Cessna 180D
Category
Airplane
Engine