FTW66F0537

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · Kaplan, LA · March 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1966
Place
Kaplan, LA · KAPLAN, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4851EChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173874

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0326  66/3/15    KAPLAN LA           CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N4851E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAPLAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N4851E
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kaplan

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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