- Date
- June 4, 1972
- Place
- Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5239GCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166585
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1251 72/6/4 TWIN FALLS,ID CESSNA 305A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1640 N5239G PX- 0 0 0 TEST 39, 4184 TOTAL HOURS, 604 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSLIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWIN FALLS,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- NO TIME IN TYPE FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5239G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Joslin
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