- Date
- December 30, 1978
- Place
- Leola, SD · LEOLA, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5142TChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781230039479A
- Case key
- 138364
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3829 78/12/30 LEOLA,SD CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 108 TIME - 1230 N5142T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRITTON,SD MOBRIDGE,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- FOX HUNTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5142T
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5142TRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Champion 7ECAAirframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.