MKC67F0365

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Jamestown, ND · December 20, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 20, 1966
Place
Jamestown, ND · JAMESTOWN, ND
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N82279Champion 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120073

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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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2-1060  66/12/20   JAMESTOWN N DAK     CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N82279              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   AGE 31, 1600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            175 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT STALLED ACFT DURING SLOW SPEED LOW ALTITUDE TURN. PILOT WAS OBSERVING ACTIONS OF FOX.

Aircraft

Registration
N82279
Reported as
Champion 7AC
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.