# NTSB Accident CHI08CA295
> **NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK** · 2008-09-28 · Dayton, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA295
- **Event ID:** 20081007X83950
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-09-28
- **Location:** Dayton, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.697223, -83.99028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NORTH AMERICAN
- **Model:** HARVARD MK
- **Registration:** N9272C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Improper maintenance on the tail wheel anti-shimmy mechanism and the pilot's decision to continue operating the airplane with a known shimmy in the tail wheel.

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