- Date
- April 25, 1970
- Place
- Colfax, WA · COLFAX, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3882GCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128966
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1740 70/4/25 COLFAX,WASH CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2300 TIME - 1030 N3882G PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITMAN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASCO,WASH COLFAX,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUT WOULD NOT DEPRESS TO ALLOW FOR WHEEL CENTERING AND STEERING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3882G
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whitman County
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