- Date
- June 1, 1966
- Place
- Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N66546Howard DGA-15
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3027 66/6/1 RENTON WASH HOWARD DGA-15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1135 TIME - 1520 N66546 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENTON MUNI 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF COLD WELD AT BUSHING OF THE LEFT UPPER STRUT FITTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66546
- Reported as
- Howard DGA-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Renton Muni
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