- Date
- October 24, 1976
- Place
- Chaska, MN · CHASKA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8992RChampion 7GCB
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761024039929A
- Case key
- 156257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3668 76/10/24 CHASKA,MN CHAMPION 7GCB CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 35, 308 TIME - 1100 N8992R PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERSONS LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHASKA,MN GRAND RAPIDS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES REMARKS- DIR CTL LOST DRG LAKE TKOF,WATER IN LEFT FLOAT.NOSED OVR DRG STEP TAXI BACK TO SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8992R
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Piersons Lake
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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 N8992R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.