- Date
- August 13, 1978
- Place
- Howard, WI · HOWARD, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9681SChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780813034439A
- Case key
- 139373
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3612 78/8/13 HOWARD,WI CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 300 TIME - 1500 N9681S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOWARD,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- ALCOHOL CONTENT-BLOOD 0.04%,GASTRIC 0.123%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9681S
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plainview
N9681SRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Champion 7ECAAirframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.