Accident · 2006-04-01

NTSB case DEN06LA055 · McLaughlin Rans S-7 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-04-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: McLaughlin Rans S-7 (N924LB)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted landing. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, the pilot's lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes, the pilot's lack of a tailwheel endorsement, and the gusty winds.

Source: NTSB case DEN06LA055

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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