# NTSB MIA70DKG33: Champion 7GCBC, N5474X, Lafayette, GA, May 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1970
- Place: Lafayette, GA · LAFAYETTE, GA
- Location: 34.7088° N, 85.2815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaFayette, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7088&lon=-85.2815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2198  70/5/21    LAFAYETTE,GA        CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 205
        TIME - 1920                    N5474X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARWICK-LAFAYETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SPOT LNDG CONTEST-ACFT MUSHED INTO DIKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5474X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barwick-Lafayette

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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