# NTSB CHI73FET25: Champion 7KCAB, Griffith, IN, June 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FET25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0013  73/6/25    GRIFFITH,IND        CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1866
        TIME - 1500                    CF-ASI              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIFFITH,IND                COWGILL,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NORMAL TKOF ROLL RWY 26.ABORTED DUE UNIDENTIFIED ACFT ON FINAL RWY 8.DIRECT X-WIND,UNCONTRLLD ARPT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-ASI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffith

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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