- Date
- May 2, 1964
- Place
- Champaign, IL · CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8568EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185920
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1114 64/5/2 CHAMPAIGN ILL CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0840 N8568E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 307 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 94 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLARD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8568E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willard
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