- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Three Forks, MT · THREE FORKS, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9369ACessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3877 69/8/30 THREE FORKS,MONT CESSNA 195 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5650 TIME - 1210 N9369A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE FORKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THREE FORKS,MONT THREE FORKS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT ADVISED BY MECH TAIL WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM EXCESSIVELY WORN,ONE STEERING ARM LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9369A
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Three Forks