Waco ZKC-5 N14164
23 November 1987 · No. Canaan, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 November 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Waco ZKC-5 registered N14164 was involved in an accident near No. Canaan, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- No. Canaan, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- No. Canaan (CT24)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Waco ZKC-5
- Registration
- N14164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Caanan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3-POINT LANDING ATTITUDE AT NORTH CANAAN, CONNECTICUT. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL ROTATED 90 DEGREES AND THE LEFT GEAR WAS DRAGGED 144 YARDS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED. IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE BRAZE JOINT AT THE TOP OF THE INNER TUBE FAILED CAUSING THE STRUT TO EXTEND PAST THE FULL EXTENSION STOP ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO ROTATE. THE ONLY PART HOLDING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE STRUT AT THIS POINT WAS THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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