- Date
- August 10, 1975
- Place
- Vashon Island, WA · VASHON ISLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6326NChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750810027059A
- Case key
- 201289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2845 75/8/10 VASHON ISLAND,WA CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 315 TIME - 1945 N6326N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,WA VASHON ISLAND,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF L BRAKE LINE LEAK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6326N
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vashon Island
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.