- Date
- September 27, 1970
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1805KSilvaire 8E
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3859 70/9/27 NOVATO,CALIF SILVAIRE 8E CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1845 N1805K PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 25, 527 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- NO PRIOR FLT EXPERIENCE IN MAKE,MODEL ACFT.L GR,WING DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1805K
- Reported as
- Silvaire 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gnoss Field
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