- Date
- July 8, 1972
- Place
- San Ramon, CA · SAN RAMON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5136XChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2888 72/7/8 SAN RAMON,CALIF CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N5136X PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 974 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- IP SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED. OVER MAX GROSS WT AT T/O ABOUT 150 LBS. AFT CG. LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5136X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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