- Date
- September 4, 1976
- Place
- Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2953GChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760904027599A
- Case key
- 155230
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2804 76/9/4 NR.CHARLESTON,SC CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 6014 TIME - 1953 N2953G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTON,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED 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 - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- THE 2 R MAIN LDG GR ATTACH BOLTS FAILED ON LANDING.1 BOLT CRYSTALLIZED,1 BOLT HAD PREXISTING CRACK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2953G
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charleston Muni
N2953GRegistered now · American Champion 7GCAAAirframe modelAmerican Champion 7GCAAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.