# Accident 20201209017179A: Ford Stephen L SUPER CHIEF, Blountstown, FL, December 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2020, 10:00 local time
- Place: Blountstown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4870° N, 85.1138° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4870&lon=-85.1138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N706SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ford Stephen L SUPER CHIEF (registry code 05622N7, https://openairdocs.org/model/ford-stephen-l-super-chief) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORD STEPHEN L SUPER CHIEF
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201209017179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA084), Dec 9, 2020: Ford Stephen L Super Chief (N706SF), Blountstown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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