- Date
- March 20, 1972
- Place
- Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N60KVolpar E18S
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165379
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0122 72/3/20 HICKORY,NC VOLPAR E18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1050 N60K PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 30, 4265 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC HICKORY,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- TOP BRACE ASSY P/N404-188406 SEPD TOP,BOTTOM WELD AREA.5HRS SINCE 100HR ANNL.SERV BULLETIN 11 NCW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60K
- Reported as
- Volpar E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hickory