- Date
- June 20, 1971
- Place
- Clarksville, VA · CLARKSVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8376VChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2194 71/6/20 CLARKSVILLE,VA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 305 TIME - 1200 N8376V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARKS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAPEL HILL,NC CLARKSVILLE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT NOT USED TO USING HEEL BRKS.PLT HAD 6HRS IN THIS TYPE.ACFT LEFT RWY,HIT CULVERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8376V
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marks Muni
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