- Date
- September 6, 1968
- Place
- Avoca, PA · AVOCA, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2009N.American NA-265
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2445 68/9/6 AVOCA,PA N.AMERICAN NA-265 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1134 N2009 PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 50, 16594 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 935 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKES-BARRE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- RT ANTI-SKID VALVE FAILED. ACFT STRUCK DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2009
- Reported as
- N.American NA-265
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilkes-Barre