- Date
- May 16, 1973
- Place
- North Plains, OR · NORTH PLAINS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9915YChampion 7GCB
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730516013599A
- Case key
- 169516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0846 73/5/16 NORTH PLAINS,OREG CHAMPION 7GCB CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N9915Y PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS AGE 28, 2506 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 286 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE GLIDER PORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH PLAINS,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- LOST CTL IN STEEP L TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9915Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Eagle Glider Port
N9915YRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 1973 · Champion AERONCA 7GCBAirframe modelChampion AERONCA 7GCB
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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.
Other investigations on N9915Y · 1
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