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| Date: | Thursday 24 October 1996 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Waco YMF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N723SR |
| MSN: | F5C070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R-755 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Punta Gorda, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KPGD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the airplane touched down hard on the left main landing gear during landing and the left gear collapsed.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper flare during touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL97LA017
History of this aircraft
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| 9 August 2004 | N723SR | Biokabe Rides Over Atlanta Inc. | 0 | Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, Hancock County, ME | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 08:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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