- Date
- January 1, 1979
- Place
- Fredricksburg, VA · FREDRICKSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6373NChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790101000049A
- Case key
- 138199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0073 79/1/1 FREDRICKSBURG,VA CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N6373N PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR SHANNON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDRICKSBURG,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STEEP PULL-UP FROM LOW PASS OVER RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6373N
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Air Shannon
N6373NRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Champion 7KCABAirframe modelChampion 7KCABEngine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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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.