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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCBC · Morgan, UT · July 30, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 30, 1971
Place
Morgan, UT · MORGAN, UT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9028LChampion 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162687

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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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3-1467  71/7/30    MORGAN,UT           CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N9028L              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  28, 3510 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- REAL ESTATE PHOTO FLT.ACFT IN VALLEY WESTBOUND CLOSE TO N SIDE,REAL ESTATE S SIDE.HIT N SLOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9028L
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.