CHI71AC087

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · Poseyville, IN · June 10, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 10, 1971
Place
Poseyville, IN · POSEYVILLE, IN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N11097Champion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161060

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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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3-0945  71/6/10    POSEYVILLE,IND      CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N11097              PX-  1  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 27, 674 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IND              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOW ALT OVR CORN FLD,ENTERED ABRUPT CLIMB TO APRX 200FT AGL,STALLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N11097
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

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