OAK77DVG51

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Sacramento, CA · July 15, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1977
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5194XChampion 7KCAB
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770715020819A
Case key
146151

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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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3-1862  77/7/15    SACRAMENTO,CA       CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 469
        TIME - 1906                    N5194X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- U BOLT ON LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE. GEAR SEPERATED

Aircraft

Registration
N5194X
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sacramento Metro

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5194X · 1

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