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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Helena, MT · January 31, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1967
Place
Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9384XCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118753

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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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3-0294  67/1/31    HELENA,MONT         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 158
        TIME - 1300                    N9384X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO VIBRATIONS IN ACFT.NOSE GR/FORK FAILED AT AN OLD, PROGRESSIVE CRACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N9384X
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Helena

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.