SEA68F0152

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 247-D · Seattle, WA · August 14, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1967
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N13347Boeing 247-D
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114796

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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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3-4412  67/8/14    SEATTLE,WASH        BOEING 247-D        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1810                    N13347              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NUT SECURING RT MAIN GR PISTON STRIPPED,ALLOWING OLEO TO DROP.CERTIFICATION 15 HRS PREVIOUSLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N13347
Reported as
Boeing 247-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boeing Field

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.