LAX68A0002

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCAA · Amboy, CA · July 4, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 4, 1967
Place
Amboy, CA · AMBOY, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8340VChampion 7GCAA
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115793

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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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2-0258   67/7/4  NR.AMBOY,CALIF        CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2200
        TIME - 0657                    N8340V              PX-  1  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY S
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8340V
Reported as
Champion 7GCAA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Roy S

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.