MKC68F0209

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCB · Haigler, NE · September 2, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1967
Place
Haigler, NE · HAIGLER, NE
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5192TChampion 7GCB
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113892

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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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3-3734   67/9/2  NR.HAIGLER,NEBR       CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 180
        TIME - 1500                    N5192T              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT LOOKING AT PEOPLE ON THE GROUND,STALLED IN A45 DEGREE BANK TURN DOWNWIND.GRASS FIRE SURVEY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5192T
Reported as
Champion 7GCB
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.