MIA66D0401

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · High Springs, FL · August 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1965
Place
High Springs, FL · HIGH SPRINGS, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8923RChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176241

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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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3-3820   65/8/6  NR.HIGH SPRINGS FLA   CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8923R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER

Aircraft

Registration
N8923R
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.