NYC76FNC47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 401 · Tilton, NH · April 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 21, 1976
Place
Tilton, NH · TILTON, NH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N18PSCessna 401
Status
Completed · report July 26, 2007
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760421009919A
Case key
153731

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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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3-1391  76/4/21    TILTON,NH           CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1030                    N18PS               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TILTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUTLAND,VT                  TILTON,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LT MAIN GEAR FRONT TRUNNION PIN FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N18PS
Reported as
Cessna 401
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tilton

FAA reports on this event · 1

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