- Date
- March 19, 1972
- Place
- Columbia, IL · COLUMBIA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7694EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1384 72/3/19 COLUMBIA,ILL CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 8 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N7694E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEBHARDT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- 1ST SOLO LDG,LNDD IN A CRAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7694E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gebhardt Field
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Other investigations on N7694E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC06LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDover-Foxcroft, METhe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect ice in the fuel system, resulting in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and an in-flight collision with trees.NTSB IAD98LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSomesville, METhe pilot's inadequate planning and decision, which fail to consider the effect of takeoff in the direction of the sunlight, which resulted in the pilot encountering sunglare and the loss of aircraft control.NTSB CHI71DEE68Accident · No injuriesClosedJoliet, IL