FTW74AF018

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Jacksonville, AR · September 22, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 22, 1973
Place
Jacksonville, AR · JACKSONVILLE, AR
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9003LChampion 7KCAB
Status
Completed · report October 30, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730922030449A
Case key
188491

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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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3-2944  73/9/22    JACKSONVILLE,ARK    CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 15000
        TIME - 1640                    N9003L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N. LITTLE ROCK,ARK          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N9003L
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.