- Date
- March 17, 1973
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9027LChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730317005519A
- Case key
- 170052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0276 73/3/17 MADERA,CALIF CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 14301 TIME - 1240 N9027L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADERA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED ACROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9027L
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Madera
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.