# NTSB LAX78FUM15: Champion 7KCAB, N5163T, El Cajon, CA, March 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: El Cajon, CA · EL CAJON, CA
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5163T), registered now, S/N 11, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillespie

## 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 19780319007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319007989A), Mar 19, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. Brake cable failed.Stinson N8039K,Bellanca N86947,substantial dam

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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