- Date
- August 31, 1970
- Place
- Klamath Flls, OR · KLAMATH FLLS, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7640KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127919
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3598 70/8/31 KLAMATH FLLS,OREG PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N7640K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 44, 2979 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KLAMATH FALLS MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KLAMATH FLLS,OREG LOCAL 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 - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STEERABLE TAILWHEEL,L SPRING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7640K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Klamath Falls Mun
N7640KRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2018 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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