- Date
- August 25, 1974
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7516FChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740825028709A
- Case key
- 138781
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3359 74/8/25 KENAI,ALAS CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 511 TIME - 1200 N7516F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- NARROW BRUSH LINED STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7516F
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Unnamed Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7516F · 1
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