- Date
- June 24, 1972
- Place
- Pembrke Pines, FL · PEMBRKE PINES, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5135XChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2141 72/6/24 PEMBRKE PINES,FLA CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 523 TIME - 1500 N5135X PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 316 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- ELEV UP CABLE BROKE,CABLES NEAR BATT RUSTED.STRUCT TUBING,FABRIC NEAR BATT CORRODED.PRACTG MNVRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5135X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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