- Date
- March 31, 1973
- Place
- Furnace Crk, CA · FURNACE CRK, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8508Champion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730331007139A
- Case key
- 169804
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0593 73/3/31 FURNACE CRK,CALIF CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 535 TIME - 1545 N8508 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STOVE PIPE WELLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FURNACE CRK,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OVERSHOT SPOT LDG.LOST CTL IN STEEP L CLIMBING TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8508
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stove Pipe Wells
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.