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FTW67D0395

1966-12-24 · HOUSTON, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N9817Y

Make / Model
CHAMPION AERONCA 7FC
Year of manufacture
1960 · 6 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19601028
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADB23F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
AERONCA 7FC · N9817Y
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
AIRMANS FIELD
Kind of flying
A0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
360° / 5 kt
Temp
40° F

Aircraft history

Total time
259 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
2,305
Age
49

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

UDDENLY. DIVED AIRCRAFT INTO RUNWAY.

Investigator remarks

PLT LEVELLED OFF TOO HIGH.OVER CORRECTION MADE S

Cause factors

  • 66/C/25 C
    DUAL STUDENT Cause
  • 66/C/44 C
    DUAL STUDENT Cause
  • 88/K/94 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
  • 88/3/AW 3
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FEMALE PILOT Subordinate · 3

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 4137. Source file NTSB_1966_3_4137.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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