- Date
- April 11, 1971
- Place
- Bunnell, FL · BUNNELL, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7581FChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1199 71/4/11 BUNNELL,FLA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0745 N7581F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 396 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUNNELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUNNELL,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLT ATMTD ACROBATIC MNVR ON TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7581F
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bunnell
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