FTW68A0008

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCA · Ft Worth, TX · July 22, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 22, 1967
Place
Ft Worth, TX · FT WORTH, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6301NChampion 7GCA
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115802

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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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2-0278  67/7/22    FT WORTH,TEX        CHAMPION 7GCA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N6301N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  38, 6300 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCK FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N6301N
Reported as
Champion 7GCA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Luck Field

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.