- Date
- September 15, 1978
- Place
- Thorton, CO · THORTON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8663VBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780915027649A
- Case key
- 139746
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2752 78/9/15 THORTON,CO BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3345 TIME - 1920 N8663V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THORTON,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD REMARKS- LEFT MAIN WHEEL AXLE BROKE DURING LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8663V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8663V · 1
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