- Date
- December 29, 1974
- Place
- Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6545CCulver V
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741229042649A
- Case key
- 132411
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4138 74/12/29 NR.SONOMA,CALIF CULVER V CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 248 TIME - 2130 N6545C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MODESTO,CALIF SONOMA,CALIF NAPA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- RETRACT RODS BENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6545C
- Reported as
- Culver V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sonoma Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.