DIA68D0116

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KC · Lothian, MD · October 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 24, 1967
Place
Lothian, MD · LOTHIAN, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2574GChampion 7KC
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113288

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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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3-3794  67/10/24   LOTHIAN,MD          CHAMPION 7KC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 2356
        TIME - 1620                    N2574G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDG ON FARM FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2574G
Reported as
Champion 7KC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.