- Date
- January 12, 1972
- Place
- Folkston, GA · FOLKSTON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9524SChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165282
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0242 72/1/12 FOLKSTON,GA CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 125 TIME - 0855 N9524S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HILLIARD,FLA MACON,GA FOLKSTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOST CTL WHILE LOOKING FOR OTHER TRAFFIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9524S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Davis
N9524SRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Champion 7GCAAAirframe modelChampion 7GCAAEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.