- Date
- August 11, 1974
- Place
- Norfolk, MA · NORFOLK, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5063XChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740811026409A
- Case key
- 134506
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2323 74/8/11 NORFOLK,MASS CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N5063X PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS AGE 30, 1199 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 205 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF RWY ONTO SOFT SHOULDER FOLLOWING XWIND LDG.WIND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5063X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norfolk
N5063XRegistered now · Champion 7KCABAirframe modelChampion 7KCABEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5063X · 1
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