FTW70A0041

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · Jeanerette, LA · December 12, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 12, 1969
Place
Jeanerette, LA · JEANERETTE, LA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1875GChampion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149340

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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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3-3684  69/12/12   JEANERETTE,LA       CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 675
        TIME - 1000                    N1875G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEANERETTE,LA               JEANERETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVING FARM WORKERS.WAS SEEN TO MAKE ABRUPT PULL UP TO L UPON APPROACHING POWER LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N1875G
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.