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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 1985 |
| Time: | 07:43 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Coach Aviation Int'l,inc. |
| Registration: | N6879Y |
| MSN: | 402C0612 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1530 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ft.lauderdale, FL (FLL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. AN EXAM OF THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATING ROD, THE ONLY POSITIVE DOWN LOCK, REVEALED THAT IT HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85IA152
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 September 1997 | N6879Y | Ocean Wings Inc | 0 | Nantucket, MA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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