- Date
- September 4, 1972
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5169XChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3353 72/9/4 PITTSFIELD,ILL CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 138 TIME - 1440 N5169X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUINCY,ILL PITTSFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5169X
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schusters
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Other investigations on N5169X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC25LA062Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ANC96LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKthe pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing.