NYC72FKM03

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Morganton, NC · August 24, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 24, 1971
Place
Morganton, NC · MORGANTON, NC
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1622GChampion 7KCAB
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201417

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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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3-3201  71/8/24    MORGANTON,NC        CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1300
        TIME - 2015                    N1622G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER CREEK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N1622G
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Silver Creek

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.