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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1985 |
| Time: | 15:22 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B75-N1 |
| Owner/operator: | William & Margaret Wright |
| Registration: | N844TH |
| MSN: | 75-7016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6776 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blythe, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Casa Grande, AZ (CGZ |
| Blythe, CA (KBLH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING LANDING ROLL THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. EXAM OF THE LEFT GEAR STRUT REVEALED PRESENCE OF A PREEXISTING CRACK. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED INSIDE THE GEAR CASTING & IT WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTIONS. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY HAD BEEN USED IN AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS BEFORE BEING ACQUIRED BY ITS PRESENT OWNER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA168
History of this aircraft
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| 4 March 1995 | N450SR | Stearman Flight Center | 0 | Gaviota, CA | |
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| 30-Mar-2024 14:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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