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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421 · Las Vegas, NV · June 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1971
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6162QCessna 421
Status
Completed · report February 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161811

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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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3-2367  71/6/22    LAS VEGAS,NEV       CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2500
        TIME - 1130                    N6162Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC CARRAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                    LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BELLCRANK PIVOT BOLT P/N NAS464P4-26 SHEARED,BELLCRANK P/N 5041001-2 BROKEN.AC NR20-7G COVERS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6162Q
Reported as
Cessna 421
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mc Carran

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