- Date
- June 30, 1979
- Place
- Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7FGAeronca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790630015559A
- Case key
- 135945
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1713 79/6/30 TOMBALL,TX AERONCA 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 666 TIME - 0910 N7FG PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 326 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKS MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX TOMBALL,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR STRUT FRAME FAILED AT WELD SEAM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7FG
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hooks Memorial
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.