- Date
- April 7, 1973
- Place
- Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9574SChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730407007609A
- Case key
- 170279
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0731 73/4/7 KENDALLVILLE,IND CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N9574S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALLVILLE MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KENDALLVILLE,IND LOCAL KENDALLVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CONTROL STICK HANDLE SEPARATED DRG LDG.ACFT DROPPED ABRUPTLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9574S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kendallville Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9574S · 1
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