- Date
- July 1, 1964
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2417TNavion G
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1891 64/7/1 DES MOINES IOWA NAVION G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 4000 TIME - 1915 N2417T PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESMOINES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STEERING TORQUE TUBE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2417T
- Reported as
- Navion G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Desmoines
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N2417T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA97LA072Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndiantown, FLTotal loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Findings of the follow-up investigation were 1) The airplane had not been operated and no annual inspections…NTSB NYC75DFA16Accident · No injuriesClosedWestport, NY