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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GC · Anchorage, AK · May 30, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 30, 1964
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8975RChampion 7GC
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183547

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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2-0295  64/5/30    ANCHORAGE ALASKA    CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 200
        TIME - 1722                    N8975R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL ARMY AF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8975R
Reported as
Champion 7GC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Campbell Army Af

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.