- Date
- February 8, 1970
- Place
- Palatka, FL · PALATKA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9003BChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0822 70/2/8 PALATKA,FLA CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 212 TIME - 1415 N9003B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LARKIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALATKA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WHEEL LDG. LOST CTL WHEN TAIL CAME DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9003B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Larkin
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