UNK65X0895

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · Berwick, PA · December 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 1, 1964
Place
Berwick, PA · BERWICK, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9050BChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180831

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3594   64/12/1   BERWICK PA          CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 800
        TIME - 1300                    N9050B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERWICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-MATERIAL ON REAR SEAT SHIFTED JAMING CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING

Aircraft

Registration
N9050B
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Berwick

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.