CHI68F0213

NTSB accident investigation · Waco ZGC-7 · Rockford, IL · August 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1967
Place
Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N17711Waco ZGC-7
Status
Completed · report October 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115059

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2622   67/8/4    ROCKFORD, ILL       WACO ZGC-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 900
        TIME - 1844                    N17711              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT BRAKE FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N17711
Reported as
Waco ZGC-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greater Rockford

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.