- Date
- February 21, 1965
- Place
- Harlingen, TX · HARLINGEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5159UCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178816
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0896 65/2/21 HARLINGEN TEX CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0515 N5159U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 40, 3200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY RICHARDS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR STEERING SHAFT #1243606-20.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5159U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harvey Richards
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