CHI67A0048

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCAA · Olney, IL · October 8, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 8, 1966
Place
Olney, IL · OLNEY, IL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8347VChampion 7GCAA
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121515

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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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2-0823   66/10/8   OLNEY ILL           CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1606                    N8347V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  52, 14015 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ULRICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N8347V
Reported as
Champion 7GCAA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ulrich

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.