- Date
- June 30, 1974
- Place
- Frankfort, MI · FRANKFORT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8371VChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740630024219A
- Case key
- 130287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2104 74/6/30 FRANKFORT,MICH CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 290 TIME - 1515 N8371V PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKFORT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- HIT A CESSNA 182 MINOR DMG AND A PIPER AZTEC SUBSTANTIAL DMG.LOOSE CENTERING MECHANISM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8371V
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Frankfort Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8371V · 1
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