- Date
- April 3, 1975
- Place
- San Augustine, TX · SAN AUGUSTINE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84178Champion 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750403006759A
- Case key
- 146887
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0575 75/4/3 NR.SAN AUGUSTINE,TX CHAMPION 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 53 TOTAL TIME - 1250 N84178 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN AUGUSTINE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- AUTO GAS IN TANK.LOST CTL TRYING TO RET TO FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84178
- Reported as
- Champion 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strip
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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.