- Date
- October 20, 1969
- Place
- Bemidji, MN · BEMIDJI, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5227XChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160326
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3393 69/10/20 BEMIDJI,MINN CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N5227X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 56, 4260 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 63 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEMIDJI,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- DRG ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE 2 SLOW ROLLS,ACFT OBSVD TO VEER R AND NOSE DOWN.ALT EST APRX 100-300FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5227X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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