Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 170 N6303D

13 January 1990 · Crockett, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 January 1990 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N6303D, operated by Jerry L. Calhoon, was involved in an accident near Crockett, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Crockett, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Last Resort (NONE)
Coordinates
31.3105, -95.4494
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N6303D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jerry L. Calhoon
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Palestine → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW90LA056

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE DUE TO FATIGUE WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE BROKE AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT, WHEN THE STRUT STUB DUG INTO THE GROUND. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACES OF THE FAILED AXLE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING CRACK ALONG THE BOTTOM 1/3 OF THE AXLE CIRCUMFERENCE. THE REMAINDER OF THE FRACTURE APPEARED TO BE FRESH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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