MKC67F0376

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Moose Lake, MN · December 26, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1966
Place
Moose Lake, MN · MOOSE LAKE, MN
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N82838Champion 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120078

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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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2-1063  66/12/26   MOOSE LAKE MINN     CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 365
        TIME - 1530                    N82838              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOOSE LAKE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS SPOTTING DEER IN WOODED AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N82838
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moose Lake Muni

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.