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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · Corona, CA · January 9, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 9, 1972
Place
Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9015BChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165327

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0200   72/1/9    CORONA,CALIF        CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1335
        TIME - 1400                    N9015B              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DURG PWR OFF STALL RCVRY ENG QUIT.UN TO RESTART,LNDD IN OPEN FLD,GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9015B
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Corona

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