- Date
- April 27, 1970
- Place
- Pt Pleasant, WV · PT PLEASANT, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3938AChampion L-16B
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130488
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1947 70/4/27 PT PLEASANT,W VA CHAMPION L-16B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N3938A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PT PLEASANT,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3938A
- Reported as
- Champion L-16B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mason County