LAX67A0085

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KC-AB · Rubidoux, CA · March 17, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 17, 1967
Place
Rubidoux, CA · RUBIDOUX, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5149TChampion 7KC-AB
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119137

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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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2-0112  67/3/17    RUBIDOUX CALIF      CHAMPION 7KC-AB     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1027
        TIME - 1115                    N5149T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE FLA-BOB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MADE SLOW ROLL ON TAKE OFF ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N5149T
Reported as
Champion 7KC-AB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Riverside Fla-Bob

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.