- Date
- September 27, 1973
- Place
- Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5281XChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730927031339A
- Case key
- 188560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2793 73/9/27 FRIENDSWOOD,TEX CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 327 TIME - 1600 N5281X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX FRIENDSWOOD,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- PLT FED TOW CABLE FRM COCKPIT DOOR,FOULED IN TAILWHEEL STEERING HORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5281X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clover Field
N5281XRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Champion 7KCABAirframe modelChampion 7KCABEngine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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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.