CHI67F0337

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCAA · Salem, WI · September 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 17, 1966
Place
Salem, WI · SALEM, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9626SChampion 7GCAA
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120895

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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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3-3406  66/9/17  NR.SALEM WIS          CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 227
        TIME - 1715                    N9626S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARA PONDEROSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT WHILE IN STEEP BANK WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N9626S
Reported as
Champion 7GCAA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Para Ponderosa

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.