- Date
- March 14, 1976
- Place
- Jackson, MI · JACKSON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9805YChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760314005519A
- Case key
- 153221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0390 76/3/14 JACKSON,MI CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N9805Y PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REYNOLDS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRANKFORT,KY MASON,MI WAPAKONETA,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 35 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA.WIND GUSTING 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9805Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reynolds Field
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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.