CHI69D0238

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · Grantsburg, WI · September 14, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1968
Place
Grantsburg, WI · GRANTSBURG, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11031Champion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108232

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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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3-3092  68/9/14    GRANTSBURG,WIS      CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1925
        TIME - 1830                    N11031              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS

Aircraft

Registration
N11031
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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