MKC67A0090

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7CCM · Johnson, KS · June 28, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 28, 1967
Place
Johnson, KS · JOHNSON, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4587EChampion 7CCM
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116950

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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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2-0890  67/6/28    JOHNSON,KANS        CHAMPION 7CCM       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0805                    N4587E              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 47, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT                     GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3325                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PILOT MANEUVERING ACFT TO LAND ON ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4587E
Reported as
Champion 7CCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.