- Date
- August 7, 1972
- Place
- Mccordsville, IN · MCCORDSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1623GChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168227
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3705 72/8/7 MCCORDSVILLE,IND CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1935 N1623G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 1693 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 349 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENWOOD,IND ANDERSON,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- BARREL ROLL,LOOP,SLOW ROLL,APRX 700-1600FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1623G
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brookside
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