CHI72FEV01

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Breese, IL · July 1, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1971
Place
Breese, IL · BREESE, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2515EChampion 7AC
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161718

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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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3-2513   71/7/1    BREESE,ILL          CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N2515E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KETTERER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREESE,ILL                  CENTRALIA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STEEP TURN AFTR TKOF TO FLY BACK OVR STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2515E
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ketterer Rla

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.