- Date
- June 29, 1969
- Place
- Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99739Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165574
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2964 69/6/29 BRADFORD,PA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 460 TIME - 0830 N99739 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRI-EMERY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRADFORD,PA BRADFORD,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STEERING BALL JOINT FITTING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99739
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harri-Emery
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