CHI79FEP41

NTSB accident investigation · Aerofab LA4200 · Coloma, WI · April 10, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1979
Place
Coloma, WI · COLOMA, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N65702Aerofab LA4200
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790410028479A
Case key
137244

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2420  79/4/10    COLOMA,WI           AEROFAB LA4200      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1666
        TIME - 1400                    N65702              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NETZER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLOMA,WI                   FRIENDSHIP,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N65702
Reported as
Aerofab LA4200
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Netzer Field

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.