DEN65F0059

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7BCM · Afton, WY · April 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1965
Place
Afton, WY · AFTON, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N81474Champion 7BCM
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179186

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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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3-0810  65/4/19    AFTON WYO           CHAMPION 7BCM       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N81474              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AFTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N81474
Reported as
Champion 7BCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Afton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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