UNK65X0257

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comm 680E · Redding, CA · October 12, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1964
Place
Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6852SAero Comm 680E
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181483

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3207  64/10/12   REDDING CALIF       AERO COMM 680E      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0700                    N6852S              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 36, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
          LDG GR-NO PROVISION FOR LUBRICATION OF TUBES.
        REMARKS- BUNGEE ASSEMBLY FAILED FOR LACK OF LUBRICATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N6852S
Reported as
Aero Comm 680E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redding Skyranch

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.