- Date
- January 29, 1977
- Place
- Hardin, MT · HARDIN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9558SChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770129000849A
- Case key
- 156836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0074 77/1/29 NR.HARDIN,MT CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N9558S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RANCH STRIP HARDIN,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- THREADED COLLAR,P/N 3-665A,BOTTOM OF OLEO SLIPPED DOWN STRUT. 41HRS ON PART.TKOF FM RANCH STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9558S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ranch Strip
N9558SRegistered now · Champion 7GCAAAirframe modelChampion 7GCAAEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9558S · 2
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