FTW67F0646

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Winnsboro, LA · June 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1967
Place
Winnsboro, LA · WINNSBORO, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4364CChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116656

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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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3-1893   67/6/4    WINNSBORO,LA        CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 2000
        TIME - 1000                    N4364C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNSBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- FLOODED ENGINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4364C
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Winnsboro

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.