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| Date: | Wednesday 4 February 1987 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7EC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7539B |
| MSN: | 596 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4345 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Kustatan, AK |
| Anchorage, AK (LHD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ACCOMPLISHED UNAUTHORIZED REPAIRS TO HIS AIRPLANE AFTER AN INCIDENT FOUR DAYS EARLIER. HE REPAIRED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BY USING A COMMON DOOR HINGE TO ATTACH IT TO THE FUSELAGE. UPON LANDING, THE DOOR HINGE FAILED AND CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC87FA031
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1987 | N7539B | Private | 0 | Kenai, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 14:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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