- Date
- April 20, 1978
- Place
- Palominas, AZ · PALOMINAS, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2583FCitabria 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780420009609A
- Case key
- 142250
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0780 78/4/20 PALOMINAS,AZ CITABRIA 7ECA CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1815 N2583F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 1650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 82 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIRACLE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOUGLAS,AZ PALOMINAS,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH BUSHES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2583F
- Reported as
- Citabria 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miracle Valley
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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.
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 LAX67D0127Accident · No injuriesClosedSierra Vista, AZ