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| Date: | Monday 18 June 1984 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4889E |
| MSN: | 7GC-63 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1760 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Columbia, MO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DURING A SOLO FLT. DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING APCH TO A FIELD OF TALL FESCUE GRASS, HE DESCENDED TOO LOW & THE WHEELS ENCOUNTERED THE GRASS WHICH WAS 3 TO 4 FT TALL. THE GRASS SLOWED THE ACFT, IT TOUCHED DOWN & ROLLED ABOUT 30 YARDS, THEN NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC84LA177
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 October 1987 | N4889E | private | 2 | Columbia, MO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 16:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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