- Date
- June 28, 1971
- Place
- Aledo, IL · ALEDO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5194TChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162306
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2601 71/6/28 ALEDO,ILL CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1040 N5194T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 19, 908 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 318 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALEDO,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXECUTED SPLIT S MANEUVER AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5194T
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mercer County
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