MKC70A0002

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Vally Center, KS · July 29, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 29, 1969
Place
Vally Center, KS · VALLY CENTER, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6354NChampion 7KCAB
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164755

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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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3-2580  69/7/29    VALLY CENTER,KANS   CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N6354N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 2065 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            64 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALLY CENTER,KANS           WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN STEEPLY BANKED CLIMBING L TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6354N
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Robinson

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.