- Date
- July 5, 1971
- Place
- San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7970Waco GXE
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2585 71/7/5 SAN ANTONIO,TEX WACO GXE CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2251 TIME - 1825 N7970 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STINSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L LNDG GR AXLE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7970
- Reported as
- Waco GXE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stinson Field
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