ANC65F0014

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Fairbanks, AK · June 5, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1965
Place
Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4363CChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177862

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1189   65/6/5    FAIRBANKS ALAS      CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1010
        TIME - 1345                    N4363C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 291 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DOWNWIND TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N4363C
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.