# NTSB NYC72FKM03: Champion 7KCAB, N1622G, Morganton, NC, August 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1971
- Place: Morganton, NC · MORGANTON, NC
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FKM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FKM03-201417

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1622G-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 125, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Silver Creek

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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