- Date
- May 18, 1978
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9161EMaule 235C
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780518027829A
- Case key
- 142012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1747 78/5/18 SAN JOSE,CA MAULE 235C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1061 TIME - 1000 N9161E PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 292 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REID HILLVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRACY,CA SAN JOSE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9161E
- Reported as
- Maule 235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reid Hillview
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9161E · 1
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