OAK68F0264

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Forest Hill, CA · January 3, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1968
Place
Forest Hill, CA · FOREST HILL, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6551XCessna 210
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112140

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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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3-0005   68/1/3    FOREST HILL,CALIF   CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1000
        TIME - 0830                    N6551X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKELETON BOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N6551X
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skeleton Box

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