MIA70FLA09

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCAA · Green Cov Sps, FL · March 4, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 4, 1970
Place
Green Cov Sps, FL · GREEN COV SPS, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2883GChampion 7GCAA
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140805

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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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3-0530   70/3/4    GREEN COV SPS,FLA   CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1792
        TIME - 1500                    N2883G              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 956 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNDERGROUND TELEPHONE LINE PATROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2883G
Reported as
Champion 7GCAA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.