- Date
- October 31, 1965
- Place
- Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74392Bellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3440 65/10/31 SOMERSET PA BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1800 TIME - 1145 N74392 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR RETRACT STRUT FAILED. AD 49-13-2 NOT COMPLIED WITH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74392
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset
N74392Registered now · Bellanca 14-13-2Airframe modelBellanca 14-13-2Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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