# NTSB CHI80FEE44: Champion 7GCAA, N6319N, Bolingbrook, IL, August 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1980
- Place: Bolingbrook, IL · BOLINGBROOK, IL
- Location: 41.6861° N, 88.1070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolingbrook, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6861&lon=-88.1070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2669  80/8/23    BOLINGBROOK,IL      CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1250
        TIME - 1220                    N6319N              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOLINGBROOK,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6319N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6319N), registered now, S/N 162, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clow

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800823037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823037239A), Aug 23, 1980: Bbavia 7GCAA, Bolingbrook, IL, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Left wheel came off, airplane ground looped, nosed over. Wheel bolts failed. Impact damaged gear

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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