- Date
- January 31, 1971
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N11079Champion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0668 71/1/31 LIVERMORE,CALIF CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1505 N11079 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 366 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- ACFT LEFT RWY,BOTH PLTS ON CTLS TO AVOID WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11079
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Livermore
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