NYC75FNA02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206B · Newburyport, MA · July 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1974
Place
Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3893GCessna U206B
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740704017479A
Case key
132641

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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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3-3701   74/7/4    NEWBURYPORT,MASS    CESSNA U206B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N3893G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 1765 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            188 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURYPORT,MASS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE STEERING COLLAR ASSEM P/N 1243404-1 BROKE.TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED DRG TKOF.ACFT DMGD DRG LD

Aircraft

Registration
N3893G
Reported as
Cessna U206B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Plum Island

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.