- Date
- July 29, 1979
- Place
- Lawton, OK · LAWTON, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8509Bellanca 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790729027889A
- Case key
- 134133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2517 79/7/29 LAWTON,OK BELLANCA 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 53, 507 TIME - 1745 N8509 PX- 0 0 1 TOWING GLIDERS TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUNNINGHAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATTANOOGA,OK LAWTON,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR BOLTS,PN 1-9805 & MS20005-34,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8509
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cunningham Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8509 · 1
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