Sportavia SFS-31 N55JC
15 March 1973 · Serra Mesa, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 March 1973 at about 15:25 local time, a Sportavia SFS-31 registered N55JC was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Serra Mesa, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Serra Mesa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sportavia SFS-31
- Registration
- N55JC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Diego, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0579
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHEEL EQUIPT.PLT UN TO MANUALLY LOWER GR.SHOCK ASSEMBLY BOLT TOO LONG.CUT PWR TO PREVENT PROP DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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