Event CHI86LA085

1986-02-08 MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, United States Airport · MKE None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N777CS

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH E33A

Year of manufacture

1969 · 17 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19690506

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA834B

Registrant of record

KUSS MARK A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N777CS Cessna 401B None

Factual narrative

WHILE TAXIING TO PARK, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT HAND GEAR SUPPORT HAD TORN FROM THE WING RIB TO WHICH IT WAS BOLTED. ON THE FAA MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR, COMPANY OFFICIALS STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE GEAR HAD A HEAVY SIDE LOAD PLACED UPON IT AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS NORMAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86LA085.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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