CHI69F0091

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Delaware, OH · July 7, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1968
Place
Delaware, OH · DELAWARE, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3326EChampion 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109405

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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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3-2267   68/7/7    DELAWARE,OHIO       CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 350
        TIME - 1300                    N3326E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURDETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED INTO TALL GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3326E
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burdette

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.