# NTSB FTW68A0108: Champion 7KCAB, N1878G, Georgetown, TX, June 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1968
- Place: Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3225  68/6/13    GEORGETOWN,TEX      CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1200
        TIME - 1055                    N1878G              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. TEST HOP TO CHECK RADIO INSTALLATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1878G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1878G-2011-02-08), registration cancelled 2011-02-08, S/N 104, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Georgetown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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