# NTSB FTW76AF102: Champion 7KCAB, N5198X, Goldsby, OK, June 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1976
- Place: Goldsby, OK · GOLDSBY, OK
- Location: 35.1239° N, 97.4866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsby, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1239&lon=-97.4866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3293  76/6/15    GOLDSBY,OK          CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 500
        TIME - 1830                    N5198X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDSBY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLDSBY,OK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- KNOWN PRE-EXISTING HEART AILMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5198X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5198X-1977-01-24), registration cancelled 1977-01-24, S/N 198 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Goldsby Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760615037009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615037009A), Jun 15, 1976: Blanca 7KCAB, Goldsby, OK, Destroyed. Known pre-existing heart ailment

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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