UNK64X0848

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · St Paul, MN · March 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 8, 1964
Place
St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7503BChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185382

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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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3-0573   64/3/8    ST PAUL MINN        CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N7503B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          NOSE WHEEL STRUCK CHUNK OF ICE ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7503B
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St Paul Downtown

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.