- Date
- December 2, 1977
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N53823Champion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771202038369A
- Case key
- 143806
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3970 77/12/2 CARLSBAD,CA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 24 TOTAL TIME - 0954 N53823 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLSBAD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- TWR TOLD PLT TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY OR EXPEDITE TKOF. PLT OVER CONTROLLED. DMGD FUSELAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53823
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palomar
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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.