- Date
- October 25, 1977
- Place
- Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9082LChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771025036539A
- Case key
- 145578
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3494 77/10/25 SONOMA,CA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N9082L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 580 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 15K. STUDENT BRIEFED ON USE OF BRAKES WHILE TAXIING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9082L
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sonoma Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9082L · 1
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