- Date
- December 30, 1972
- Place
- Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7512FChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168558
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2643 72/12/30 SONOMA,CALIF CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N7512F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHELLEVILLE-SONO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A WET PLACE ON THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7512F
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schelleville-Sono
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