# NTSB OAK71DXQ43: Champion 7KCAB, N2614G, West Wendover, NV, June 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1971
- Place: West Wendover, NV · WEST WENDOVER, NV
- Location: 40.7403° N, 114.0786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Wendover, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7403&lon=-114.0786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DXQ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DXQ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2614G), registered now, S/N 64, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dover Field

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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