- Date
- June 24, 1979
- Place
- Madras, OR · MADRAS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4710QCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790624020609A
- Case key
- 135803
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1598 79/6/24 NR.MADRAS,OR CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1620 TIME - 1045 N4710Q PX- 0 0 4 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 791 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCH'S STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADRAS,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING FAILED,THEN WHEEL SEPARATED. SPOTTING CATTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4710Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Och'S Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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