# NTSB NYC73AN020: Champion 7KCAB, N7564F, Windsor, VA, July 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1972
- Place: Windsor, VA · WINDSOR, VA
- Location: 36.8112° N, 76.7384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8112&lon=-76.7384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1091  72/7/30    WINDSOR,VA          CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 500
        TIME - 1845                    N7564F              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAKEFIELD,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT PERFORM 2 LOW ALT ROLLS AND LOOPS.THEN PLT SPUN FROM HAMMERHEAD.HIT TREES ON RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7564F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7564F-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 228-70 (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

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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