- Date
- June 25, 1975
- Place
- Susanville, CA · SUSANVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5159TChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750625016329A
- Case key
- 149627
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1485 75/6/25 NR.SUSANVILLE,CA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 12 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N5159T PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSANVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSANVILLE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- 4TH LDG OF 1ST SOLO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5159T
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Susanville
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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.
Other investigations on N5159T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA86LA229Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTygh Valley, ORAn uncertificated plt was flying the acft at a low altitude when the acft struck wires. Due to the damage to the acft a forced landing was made onto a bark dump where additional damage occurred to the acft.NTSB OAK69D0158Accident · No injuriesClosedColumbia, CA