- Date
- December 11, 1965
- Place
- Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6836XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174277
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3721 65/12/11 GAITHERSBURG MD CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 105 TIME - 1600 N6836X PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6836X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery County
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