MKC68F0035

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GC · Montevideo, MN · June 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1967
Place
Montevideo, MN · MONTEVIDEO, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4867EChampion 7GC
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116208

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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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3-2111  67/6/22    MONTEVIDEO,MINN     CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 292
        TIME - 0520                    N4867E              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   23                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1036                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM

Aircraft

Registration
N4867E
Reported as
Champion 7GC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.