DEN70AD055

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCBC · Colorado Sps, CO · May 17, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 17, 1970
Place
Colorado Sps, CO · COLORADO SPS, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7549FChampion 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126349

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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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3-0804  70/5/17    COLORADO SPS,COLO   CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 563
        TIME - 1850                    N7549F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPS,COLO           COLORADO SPS,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7549F
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.