- Date
- June 23, 1975
- Place
- Waterbury, CT · WATERBURY, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1880GChampion 7GCBA
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750623019799A
- Case key
- 149500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1778 75/6/23 WATERBURY,CT CHAMPION 7GCBA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 369 TIME - 1615 N1880G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERBURY,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- HIT N150K, SUBSTANTIAL DMG. PILOT DID NOT CLOSE THROTTLE AFTER LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1880G
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plymouth
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1880G · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN12CA285Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGenoa, NEThe pilot’s loss of directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper flare.NTSB NYC85FA162Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCape May, NJThe tow plane came in for a banner pickup. The ground handler holding the tail of the double banner had his left foot caught by the banner as it went airborne. The ground handler was carried 50 to 100 ft in the air prior to falling to the ground. The ground…NTSB NYC80FHD17Accident · No injuriesClosedWilliamstown, NJNTSB NYC74FNC15Accident · No injuriesClosedSpringfield, VT