- Date
- June 21, 1973
- Place
- Houston, MO · HOUSTON, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2978GChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730621018569A
- Case key
- 190201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1613 73/6/21 HOUSTON,MO CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 250 TIME - 1600 N2978G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON MEMOR1AL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOUNTAIN VIEW ,MO HOUSTON,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT LNDD WITH SIDE LOAD ON R GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2978G
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Houston Memor1al
N2978GRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2018 · Champion 7KCABAirframe modelChampion 7KCABEngine modelLycoming IO-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.
Other investigations on N2978G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN13FA420Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportOak Ridge, LAThe private pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing agricultural operations turns low to the ground, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the private pilot’s impairment due to his…NTSB FTW00LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRayville, LAThe flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the wind gusts.