MKC70A0017

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCB · Kismet, KS · October 9, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 9, 1969
Place
Kismet, KS · KISMET, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9882YChampion 7GCB
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160055

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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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3-2941   69/10/9   KISMET,KANS         CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1240                    N9882Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISMET,KANS                 DUMAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT GRND DURING LAST HALF OF LOOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N9882Y
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.

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