UNK64X0662

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · Healy, AK · February 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1964
Place
Healy, AK · HEALY, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7519BChampion 7FC
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185240

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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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3-0445  64/2/22    HEALY ALAS          CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N7519B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7519B
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.