SEA68F0175

NTSB accident investigation · Camair 480 · Georgetown, WA · October 8, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1967
Place
Georgetown, WA · GEORGETOWN, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N234Camair 480
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112395

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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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3-4536   67/10/8   GEORGETOWN,WASH     CAMAIR 480          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N234                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 3748 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- HARD LNDG DAMAGED LT LDG GR ACTUATING STRUT,CYL MOUNTS.INSTR MADE GO AROUND,INTENTIONAL GR UP LNDG

Aircraft

Registration
N234
Reported as
Camair 480
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boeing

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.