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| Date: | Saturday 21 September 1985 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | American Flyers |
| Registration: | N6290R |
| MSN: | 172RG0150 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3169 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mineral Wells, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth, TX (FTW |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLAPSED DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT RECEIVED NO WARNING THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW85LA355
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 January 1990 | N6290R | American Flyers | 0 | Astatula, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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