- Date
- October 8, 1987, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Warrensburg, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9967YChampion 7GCB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871008062939A
- Case key
- 34516
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Analysis
The plt indicated that on final app, when ovr the rwy threshold, he leveled the acft off at abt 10 ft and it dropped in. Subsequent inspection revealed that all four wing spars had longitudinal cracks. The plt had recently purchased the acft and had abt 14 hours flying time in it.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9967Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7GCB-177
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marlin Parrott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 1987 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- 9K4 · Sky Haven, runway 18, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 317 total · 14 in this make and model · 212 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 14 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SZL, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9967Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.