- Date
- June 13, 1967
- Place
- Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4892EChampion 7GC
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201126
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2065 67/6/13 NR.STURGIS, S DAK CHAMPION 7GC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 520 TIME - 1530 N4892E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT WAS LOOKING BACK AT COYOTE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4892E
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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