MKC66A0009

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · 3n Floodwood, MN · August 14, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 14, 1965
Place
3n Floodwood, MN · 3N FLOODWOOD, MN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2528FChampion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177295

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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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2-0686  65/8/14    3N FLOODWOOD,MINN   CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 264
        TIME - 1655                    N2528F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2528F
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hutchinson

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.