- Date
- January 14, 1971
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6640RTradewinds C-45
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159887
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0566 71/1/14 SAN JOSE,CALIF TRADEWINDS C-45 CR- 0 0 3 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1300 N6640R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING 52, 14412 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA BARBARA,CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- DURING TAXI,NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE MAKING SHARP R TURN.UN DTRM RIGGING OR ADJUSTMENT DUE DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6640R
- Reported as
- Tradewinds C-45
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reid-Hillview
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