# NTSB FTW72FPG57: Champion 7GCBC, N1851G, Parkin, AR, December 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1971
- Place: Parkin, AR · PARKIN, AR
- Location: 35.2612° N, 90.5535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkin, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2612&lon=-90.5535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4202  71/12/20   PARKIN,ARK          CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 18556
        TIME - 1400                    N1851G              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SITES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MEMPHIS,ARK            LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSRVD TO PULL UP OVR TREES,NS DN TO R,HIT HOUSE AND TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1851G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1851G-1974-06-27), registration cancelled 1974-06-27, S/N 105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sites

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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