MKC68O0005

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · Rudge Lk.Ont, Canada · January 21, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 21, 1968
Place
Rudge Lk.Ont, Canada · RUDGE LK.ONT, Canada
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9674SChampion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111597

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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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6-0037  68/1/21    RUDGE LK.ONT,CAN    CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 557
        TIME - 1245                    N9674S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 492 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9674S
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
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.