- Date
- November 15, 1981
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8966RChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811115075989A
- Case key
- 122959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3028 81/11/15 DILLINGHAM,AK CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 78 TOTAL TIME - 0900 N8966R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLINGHAM,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT RPRTD FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL & CAUGHT BTN PEDALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8966R
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillingham
N8966RRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Champion 7ECAirframe modelChampion 7ECEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.