OAK67D0041

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Yuba City, CA · July 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1966
Place
Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9571SChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121925

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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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3-1755  66/7/14    YUBA CITY CALIF     CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 650
        TIME - 1920                    N9571S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AFTER 50 MINUTES DUAL,ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1ST LANDING.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH TRICYCLE GEAR ONLY

Aircraft

Registration
N9571S
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sutter County

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.