- Date
- April 11, 1964
- Place
- Tortugas, NM · TORTUGAS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7688EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0087 64/4/11 TORTUGAS NM CHAMPION 7FC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N7688E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7688E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- University
N7688ERegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Aeronca 7FCAirframe modelAeronca 7FCEngine modelContinental C90 series
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