- Date
- January 21, 1970
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N540JMCessna 421A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144122
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0704 70/1/21 PHILADELPHIA,PA CESSNA 421A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0908 N540JM PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 45, 13082 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 153 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NORTH PHILA.,PA WASHINGTON,DC PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R GR ACTUATOR BELLCRANK FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N540JM
- Reported as
- Cessna 421A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philadelphia Intl
N540JMRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2006 · Cessna 421AAirframe modelCessna 421AEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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Other investigations on N540JM · 1
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