- Date
- January 14, 1968
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9616SChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0047 68/1/14 SANTA PAULA,CALIF CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 233 TIME - 1710 N9616S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED RT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. FIRST FLT IN 90 DAY PERIOD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9616S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Paula
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