- Date
- August 28, 1977
- Place
- Lake George, NY · LAKE GEORGE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70232Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770828034129A
- Case key
- 145430
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3477 77/8/28 LAKE GEORGE,NY CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3785 TIME - 0630 N70232 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE GEORGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UTICA,NY LAKE GEORGE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- 1/4 INCH ROD END BEARING FAILED.LEFT MAIN GEAR DROPPED AND RIGHT WING HIT WATER DURING LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70232
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake George
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N70232 · 1
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