NYC72AN142

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCBC · Missing Aircraft · May 2, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 2, 1972
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N11655Champion 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166239

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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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3-1613   72/5/2    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N11655              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 31, 911 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CONN                HOULTON,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACF DMG INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. DEPARTED DANBURY,CONN 0820 EDT 5/2/72.

Aircraft

Registration
N11655
Reported as
Champion 7GCBC
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.