NYC69F0418

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · Pennington, NJ · April 12, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1969
Place
Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1895GChampion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187398

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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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3-0867  69/4/12    PENNINGTON,NJ       CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 500
        TIME - 1755                    N1895G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N1895G
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Twin Pine

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.