- Date
- April 11, 1970
- Place
- Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9517SChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141247
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0608 70/4/11 NR.CHULA VISTA,CALIF CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1439 N9517S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 380 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHULA VISTA,CALIF CHULA VISTA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT NOT CHECKED OUT IN ACROBATICS IN TYPE.ACFT HIT GRND AT BOTTOM OF LOOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9517S
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed