Accident · 1997-11-12

NTSB case LAX98LA036 · Cessna 172RG · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-11-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172RG (N9451D)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: American Flyers Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN FLYERS

Probable cause

Overload of the main gear actuator piston and the subsequent collapse of the landing gear.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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