MIA73AM107

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCAA · Walls, MS · June 10, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 10, 1973
Place
Walls, MS · WALLS, MS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2758GChampion 7GCAA
Status
Completed · report July 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730610016569A
Case key
190095

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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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3-1908  73/6/10    WALLS,MISS          CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 290
        TIME - 1215                    N2758G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWINKLETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAVERLY,ARK                 SENATOBIA,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LOW PASS AT FUNERAL. HAD BEEN FLYING ACFT WITH 20-30 MPH LOWER STALL SPEED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2758G
Reported as
Champion 7GCAA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Twinkletown

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.