CHI73FEM46

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 8KCAB · Harrison, MI · March 26, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1973
Place
Harrison, MI · HARRISON, MI
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N405RCChampion 8KCAB
Status
Completed · report June 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730326013019A
Case key
170458

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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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3-1505  73/3/26    HARRISON,MICH       CHAMPION 8KCAB      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4130
        TIME - 1630                    N405RC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISON,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- POSSIBLE PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT.PLT UN REMEMBER FLT.ACFT OBSVD R DSCNDG TURN UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N405RC
Reported as
Champion 8KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Carter Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.