- Date
- August 4, 1977
- Place
- Shirley, NY · SHIRLEY, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6336NChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770804024529A
- Case key
- 146050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3314 77/8/4 NR.SHIRLEY,NY CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1220 N6336N PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 34, 4483 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIRLEY,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- AC TOWING A GLIDER.AC ENTERED STEEP BANK WHILE STILL TOWING GLIDER.PILOT DID NOT RELEASE GLIDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6336N
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brookhaven
N6336NRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Champion 7GCAAAirframe modelChampion 7GCAAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6336N · 1
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