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| Date: | Sunday 1 September 1985 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCAA |
| Owner/operator: | Birmingham Soaring Society Inc |
| Registration: | N7559F |
| MSN: | 208-70 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1619 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alabaster, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montevallo, AL (29A |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING A LANDING. THE ACFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PLT RELATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85LA265
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 1984 | N7527F | Douglas Dodge | 0 | Bettles, AK | |
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| 29-Mar-2024 15:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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