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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · Lawrenceburg, TN · September 14, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1980
Place
Lawrenceburg, TN · LAWRENCEBURG, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1633GChampion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800914041649A
Case key
128886

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2411  80/9/14    LAWRENCEBURG,TN     CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 2000
        TIME - 1500                    N1633G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCEBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCEBURG,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS SEEN IN EXTREME RIGHT SLIP.RECOVERY NOT MADE IN TIME & WING STRUCK GRND SHRT OF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1633G
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lawrenceburg Muni

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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.