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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCB · Split Rock, WY · February 26, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 26, 1964
Place
Split Rock, WY · SPLIT ROCK, WY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N9909YChampion 7GCB
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119967

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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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2-0047  64/2/26    SPLIT ROCK WY       CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9909Y              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   AGE 29, 1216 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            141 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N9909Y
Reported as
Champion 7GCB
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.