- Date
- March 19, 1978
- Place
- El Cajon, CA · EL CAJON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5163TChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780319007989A
- Case key
- 142790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0735 78/3/19 EL CAJON,CA CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N5163T PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 25, 322 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACUMBA,CA EL CAJON,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- BRAKE CABLE FAILED.STINSON N8039K,BELLANCA N86947,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5163T
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gillespie
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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.