- Date
- February 19, 1971
- Place
- Union, OR · UNION, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8982RChampion 7GCB
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160140
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0601 71/2/19 UNION,OREG CHAMPION 7GCB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2225 TIME - 0830 N8982R PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALICEL,OREG UNION,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- LNDD ON GRAVEL ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8982R
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8982RRegistered now · Champion AERONCA 7GCBAirframe modelChampion AERONCA 7GCBEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N8982R · 1
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