- Date
- November 2, 1973
- Place
- Bealton, VA · BEALTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1670GChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731102035609A
- Case key
- 188145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3399 73/11/2 BEALTON,VA CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 533 TIME - 1500 N1670G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CIRCUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MD BEALTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED SIDEWARD DRG TOUCHDOWN.WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1670G
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Circus
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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.