- Date
- November 1, 1975
- Place
- Kyburz, CA · KYBURZ, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2835GChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751101037289A
- Case key
- 151034
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3363 75/11/1 NR.KYBURZ,CA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 145 TIME - 0830 N2835G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CA CARSON CITY,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PILOT ANXIOUS CONCERNING ERRATIC FUEL GAGE. LND ON WINDING MTN ROAD. FOUND TANK 1/2 FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2835G
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2835GRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Champion 7ECAAirframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2835G · 1
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