# NTSB LAX77FUJ34: Hatcher KR-1, N28210, Mesa, AZ, March 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1977
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0342   77/3/5  NR.MESA,AZ            HATCHER KR-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 409
        TIME - 1050                    N28210              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MESA,AZ                      LOCAL
        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
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- L GR CASTING FAILED,TOO POROUS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28210](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28210-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N JLH-1, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HATCHER KR-1
- Registry model: [Hatcher KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hatcher-kr-1) (registry code 05648D2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770305004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770305004569A), Mar 5, 1977: Amtrra KR/, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. L gr casting failed,too porous.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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