LAX68A0060

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCAA · Lucerne Vly, CA · December 10, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 10, 1967
Place
Lucerne Vly, CA · LUCERNE VLY, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9683SChampion 7GCAA
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113564

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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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2-0947  67/12/10   LUCERNE VLY,CALIF   CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24,
        TIME - 1243                    N9683S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N9683S
Reported as
Champion 7GCAA
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.