- Date
- August 10, 1969
- Place
- Scappoose, OR · SCAPPOOSE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1607GChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3133 69/8/10 NR.SCAPPOOSE,OREG CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N1607G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 1000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 45 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCAPPOOSE,OREG SCAPPOOSE,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT ENGAGED IN PERSONAL FLT AFTER FIRE PATROL. ACFT SANK IN RIVER,PX DROWNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1607G
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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