- Date
- April 1, 1970
- Place
- Bedford, PA · BEDFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7405STed Smith 600
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135483
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0767 70/4/1 BEDFORD,PA TED SMITH 600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1050 N7405S PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 27, 8050 TOTAL HOURS, 675 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHURCHILL,MD BEDFORD,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL REMARKS- LDG GR PISTON FAILED DUE TO PRE-EXISTING CRACKS.CRACKS MOST LIKELY FORMED DURG HEAT TREAT PROCESS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7405S
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bedford