- Date
- June 17, 1968
- Place
- Paradise, CA · PARADISE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48841Fairchild PT-19
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1702 68/6/17 PARADISE,CALIF FAIRCHILD PT-19 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 82 TOTAL TIME - 2115 N48841 PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL GUST LOCK SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- RUDDER INADVERTENTLY LOCKED ON LDG.IMPROPERLY ENGAGED RUDDER LOCK.PLT NOT BRIEFED ON USE OF LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48841
- Reported as
- Fairchild PT-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paradise
N48841Registered now · Fairchild M-62A-3Airframe modelFairchild M-62A-3Engine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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