- Date
- July 18, 1977
- Place
- Simi Valley, CA · SIMI VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8274Aerosport Quail
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770718019139A
- Case key
- 146599
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1550 77/7/18 SIMI VALLEY,CA AEROSPORT QUAIL CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 269 TIME - 1615 N8274 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIMI VALLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- R WG TIP HIT WIND TEE.EQUIPPED WITH VW 1600CC EN6INE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8274
- Reported as
- Aerosport Quail
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Susana
N8274Registration cancelled Oct 15, 1981 · Johnson AEROSPORT QUAILAirframe modelJohnson AEROSPORT QUAIL
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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.