NYC69D0056

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCAA · Halcott Center, NY · July 17, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1968
Place
Halcott Center, NY · HALCOTT CENTER, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8329VChampion 7GCAA
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109196

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2371  68/7/17    HALCOTT CENTER,NY   CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 225
        TIME - 1345                    N8329V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N8329V
Reported as
Champion 7GCAA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kingston

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.