- Date
- June 15, 1971
- Place
- West Wendover, NV · WEST WENDOVER, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2614GChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2045 71/6/15 WEST WENDOVER,NEV CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N2614G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 807 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOVER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST WENDOVER,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L LDG GR BOLT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2614G
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dover Field
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