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IAD75FIG20

1975-05-11 · GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N9433

Make / Model
FLEET 7
Engine
KINNER B5 SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730530
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD1B0E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
FLEET 7 · N9433
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
MONTGOMERY CO
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
190° / 10 kt

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000081
Total time
2,061 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
650
Age
48

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

HRUST PLATE TO CASTERING AXIS DOWL PINS SHEARED.

Investigator remarks

PLT APLD BRAKES ABRUPTLY.TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY,3 T

Cause factors

  • 64/A/22 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/82 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 70/J/CD J
    AIRFRAME TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES Joint cause
  • 82/J/H J
    WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1183. Source file NTSB_1975_3_1183.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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