MKC67D0479

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCBC · Osceola, WI · February 27, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 27, 1967
Place
Osceola, WI · OSCEOLA, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5189TChampion 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118449

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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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3-0637  67/2/27    OSCEOLA,WIS         CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 415
        TIME - 1500                    N5189T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSCEOLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           31                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           26                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 40 DEGREES 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5189T
Reported as
Champion 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Osceola

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