- Date
- July 25, 1968
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N9603SChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108933
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2855 68/7/25 COMPTON,CALIF CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1447 N9603S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 46, 6200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISC-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- IP STATED ON UNICOM HE WAS MAKING A FORCED LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9603S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Compton
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