OAK71DVG69

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KC-AB · Wheatland, CA · April 5, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1971
Place
Wheatland, CA · WHEATLAND, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9127LChampion 7KC-AB
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160985

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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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3-1323   71/4/5    WHEATLAND,CALIF     CHAMPION 7KC-AB     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 254
        TIME - 1730                    N9127L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUBA CITY,CALIF             WHEATLAND,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD HARD GNDLOOPED,HIT RIDGE AT SIDE OF RWY

Aircraft

Registration
N9127L
Reported as
Champion 7KC-AB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pvt Strip

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.