NYC70F0128

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TU206U · Norwood, MA · August 26, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 26, 1969
Place
Norwood, MA · NORWOOD, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N734APCessna TU206U
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160543

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3587  69/8/26    NORWOOD,MASS        CESSNA TU206U       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3784
        TIME - 1145                    N734AP              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 284 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                 NORWOOD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PROP FOUND IN FEATHERED PSN.BLADE ACTUATING LINKS BKN DUE TO IMPACT LOADS.

Aircraft

Registration
N734AP
Reported as
Cessna TU206U
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Norwood

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.