- Date
- October 23, 1975
- Place
- Lordsburg, NM · LORDSBURG, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8547EChampion 7GC
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751023037239A
- Case key
- 151623
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3404 75/10/23 LORDSBURG,NM CHAMPION 7GC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 98 TOTAL TIME - 1203 N8547E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LORDSBURG MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM DOUGLAS,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 230 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 35 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CROSSWINDS GUSTING TO 50K. PLTS 6TH ATTEMPT TO LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8547E
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lordsburg Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8547E · 2
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