DEN69A0021

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCBC · Osage, WY · October 22, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 22, 1968
Place
Osage, WY · OSAGE, WY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5131TChampion 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108134

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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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3-1802  68/10/22   OSAGE,WYO           CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 800
        TIME - 0915                    N5131T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT SPOTTING ANTELOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5131T
Reported as
Champion 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.