- Date
- September 4, 1966
- Place
- Sierra Vista, AZ · SIERRA VISTA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2583FChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120936
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3483 66/9/4 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1505 N2583F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIERRA VISTA 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 REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK WOODPILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2583F
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sierra Vista
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Other investigations on N2583F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX04CA307Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWilliams, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition and his failure to maintain directional/airplane control during landing rollout. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind and the pilot's inadequate remedial action.NTSB FTW97LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSonora, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control during landing roll. A factor was gusty wind conditions.NTSB LAX78DUJ48Accident · No injuriesClosedPalominas, AZ