- Date
- April 24, 1966
- Place
- Arizona City, AZ · ARIZONA CITY, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9590SChampion 7GCA
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0906 66/4/24 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCHAMPION 7GCA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 730 TIME - 1300 N9590S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: RIBS,STRINGER,CAP STRIPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9590S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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