OAK68A0068

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Angels Camp, CA · May 17, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 17, 1968
Place
Angels Camp, CA · ANGELS CAMP, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1849GChampion 7KCAB
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110597

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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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3-4254  68/5/17  NR.ANGELS CAMP,CALIF  CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 250
        TIME - 1330                    N1849G              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON SIDE OF MT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1849G
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
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.