- Date
- August 11, 1964
- Place
- Mercury, NV · MERCURY, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9099BChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182159
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3156 64/8/11 MERCURY NEV CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 63 TOTAL TIME - 0800 N9099B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESERT ROCK 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
- N9099B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Desert Rock
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Other investigations on N9099B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX93LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRiverside, CAThe cfi's inadequate supervision of the flight, the dual student's failure to maintain directional control and improper use of the normal brakes. Contributing to this accident was the dual student's improper use of the rudder.NTSB LAX79FUG11Accident · No injuriesClosedUpland, CA