MIA68D0289

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCBC · Albany, GA · November 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1967
Place
Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8392VChampion 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112785

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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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3-4049  67/11/12   ALBANY,GA           CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N8392V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT. STRUCK RNWY LT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8392V
Reported as
Champion 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albany Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.