- Date
- March 16, 1972
- Place
- Chamberlain, ME · CHAMBERLAIN, ME
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91309Cessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165898
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0350 72/3/16 CHAMBERLAIN,ME CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 700 TIME - 1545 N91309 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,ME CHAMBERLAIN,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LND ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE. R GR STRUT FAILED AT BOLT HOLE ATTACH POINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91309
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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