- Date
- October 25, 1966
- Place
- Elcho, WI · ELCHO, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9862YChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120346
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3591 66/10/25 ELCHO WIS CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1005 N9862Y PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LDG ON SHORT FIELD TO ESTABLISH HIS LOCATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9862Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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