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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Virginia Beach, VA · June 19, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1971
Place
Virginia Beach, VA · VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5073XChampion 7KCAB
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161870

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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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3-2199  71/6/19    VIRGINIA BEACH,VA   CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1094
        TIME - 1415                    N5073X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT LND LONG AND FAST,RAN OFF RWY,ATMPTD GO-AROUND,R WNG STRUT HIT FENCE POST,ACFT TURNED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N5073X
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage