Accident · 1994-07-29

NTSB case MIA94LA187 · CESSNA 210-M · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1994-07-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 210-M (N761VX)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC LINE BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON THAT BENT IT AT INSTALLATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE LINE ALLOWING ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID TO VENT OVERBOARD DISABLING THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION SYSTEM.

Source: NTSB case MIA94LA187

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.

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