- Date
- August 16, 1973
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3968YCessna 210C
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730816026109A
- Case key
- 188812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3740 73/8/16 SPOKANE,WASH CESSNA 210C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 13320 TIME - 1615 N3968Y PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SALMO,BC,CAN SPOKANE,WASH CASALGAR,BC,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R GR HINGE BRACKET FAILED DRG GR RETRACTION.PAX REMOVED GR ENRTE.LNDD WITH NOSE & L GR DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3968Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Felts
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.