- Date
- October 16, 1966
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7479BChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3539 66/10/16 LIVERMORE CALIF CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N7479B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE MUNICIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH HEEL BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7479B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Livermore Municip
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