FTW69F0305

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · Jones, LA · November 21, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1968
Place
Jones, LA · JONES, LA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9001BChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107265

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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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3-4028  68/11/21   JONES,LA            CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2000
        TIME - 0915                    N9001B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKOIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9001B
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mckoin

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.