NTSB NYC83LA127 — 1983-05-28 · AKRON, New York, United States

Current FAA registration · N2581F

Make / Model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
Year of manufacture: 1965 · 18 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A277B7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2581F Champion BELLANCA 7GCAA None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED OFF TO THE RIGHT, COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND SETTLED ON THE LEFT WING. THE WING FAILED AT THE STRUT ATTACH POINTS. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A BROKEN LEFT WHEEL HUB, GEAR STRUT BROKEN, COCKPIT FLOOR RUPTURED AND SPARS OF THE LEFT WING BROKEN. THE ACFT HAD COME IN ON THE APPROACH WITH LEFT WING LOW FOR A CROSSWIND BUT ON LANDING THE LEFT WING CAME UP. AS THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RT THE GEAR FOLDED UNDER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA127.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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