- Date
- May 23, 1975
- Place
- Garberville, CA · GARBERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N153PCDehavilland DH-104
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750523015769A
- Case key
- 148860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1397 75/5/23 GARBERVILLE,CA DEHAVILLAND DH-104 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3611 TIME - 1555 N153PC PX- 0 0 5 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 419 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARBERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA GARBERVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- L GR DIDNT EXTEND,LINKAGE BROKEN. WIRE FOUND SEPARATED FROM GR SAFE LT MICRO SWITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N153PC
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH-104
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Garberville
N153PCRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6AAirframe modelDehavilland DH104 DOVE 6AEngine modelLycoming IO-720 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N153PC · 1
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