DEN66A0015

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Cheyenne, WY · August 20, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 20, 1965
Place
Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9569SChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175821

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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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2-0825  65/8/20    CHEYENNE,WYO.       CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 258
        TIME - 0757                    N9569S              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNICIPA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N9569S
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cheyenne Municipa

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.