- Date
- December 8, 1973
- Place
- South Haven, MI · SOUTH HAVEN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1122Champion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731208041939A
- Case key
- 187469
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3963 73/12/8 SOUTH HAVEN,MICH CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 8010 TIME - 1723 N1122 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH HAVEN,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.23 PCT.ACFT ALT EST FM 750FT TO 1400FT.OWNERS MANUAL-1000FT ACT LOST 3 TURNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1122
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- South Haven
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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.