# NTSB CHI71FEV50: Champion 7KCAB, N5194T, Aledo, IL, June 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1971
- Place: Aledo, IL · ALEDO, IL
- Location: 41.1986° N, 90.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aledo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1986&lon=-90.7464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEV50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEV50

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5194T-1971-09-10), registration cancelled 1971-09-10, S/N 17 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mercer County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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