- Date
- March 21, 1971
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9533SChampion 7GC-AA
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132999
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0102 71/3/21 NR.SANTA ROSA,CALIF CHAMPION 7GC-AA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 492 TIME - 1530 N9533S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETALUMA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISTORTED REMARKS- R WING LEADING EDGE BETWEEN TIP RIB AND JURY STRUT DEFORMED AND DISPLACED UPWARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9533S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC-AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9533SRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2012 · Champion 7GCAAAirframe modelChampion 7GCAAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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.
Other investigations on N9533S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC86LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot stated that during the touch and to landing, the aircraft stalled approximately 20 feet in the air. The pilot was trying the slow the aircraft down for a short field landing when it stalled.NTSB OAK67D0222Accident · No injuriesClosedPetaluma, CA