- Date
- November 6, 1978
- Place
- Auburn Corners, OH · AUBURN CORNERS, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9665SChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781106036869A
- Case key
- 144010
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3404 78/11/6 AUBURN CORNERS,OH CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1056 TIME - 1400 N9665S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DERECSKY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN CORNERS,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LANDED WITH 10 KT TAILWIND DUE TO HIGH TREES AT WEST END OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9665S
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Derecsky
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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.