American Champion (Acac) CITABRIA 7-GCBC N31271
16 December 1994 · Ulysses, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1994 at about 17:30 local time, a American Champion (Acac) CITABRIA 7-GCBC registered N31271 was involved in an accident near Ulysses, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ulysses, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- 37.5709, -101.3497
- Aircraft
- American Champion (Acac) CITABRIA 7-GCBC
- Registration
- N31271
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilots improper use of brakes during practice landings, and his lack of total experience in tail wheel equipped airplanes.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING PRACTICE FULL STOP, THREE POINT, WHEEL LANDINGS ON A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. THE INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS IN THE AFT SEAT, REPORTED APPLYING BRAKES TOO HEAVILY, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER ONTO ITS BACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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