- Date
- December 21, 1975
- Place
- Mediapolis, IA · MEDIAPOLIS, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3057GChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751221039949A
- Case key
- 151659
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3768 75/12/21 MEDIAPOLIS,IA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 372 TIME - 1400 N3057G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARAR FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDIAPOLIS,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- ALSO HIT HANGAR & PARKED C-172.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3057G
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sharar Field
N3057GRegistration cancelled Apr 14, 2025 · Champion 7ECAAirframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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