- Date
- February 27, 1973
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7531FChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730227003339A
- Case key
- 169473
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0181 73/2/27 TUCSON,ARIZ CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 135 TIME - 1345 N7531F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AVRA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7531F
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Avra Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.