# NTSB IAD79FA027: Champion 7KCAB, N6373N, Fredricksburg, VA, January 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1979
- Place: Fredricksburg, VA · FREDRICKSBURG, VA
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0073   79/1/1    FREDRICKSBURG,VA    CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N6373N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 4200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR SHANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDRICKSBURG,VA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STEEP PULL-UP FROM LOW PASS OVER RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6373N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6373N-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 50, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Air Shannon

## 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 19790101000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000049A), Jan 1, 1979: Blanca 7KCAB, Fredricksburg, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft was observed going fast at low altitude. It pulled up into a steep climb then dived into the ground.

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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