OAK67D0251

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Las Vegas, NV · November 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 19, 1966
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4318CChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119384

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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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3-4300  66/11/19   LAS VEGAS NEV       CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1700
        TIME - 1430                    N4318C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.LAS VEGAS AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- SHOES,PLACED ON COCKPIT FLOOR BY THE PAX,RESTRICTED RUDDER TRAVEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4318C
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
No.Las Vegas Air

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.