- Date
- July 6, 1964
- Place
- Kaplan, LA · KAPLAN, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4851EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1959 64/7/6 KAPLAN LA CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 364 TIME - 1600 N4851E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4851E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4851ERegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Champion 7FCAirframe modelChampion 7FCEngine modelContinental C90 series
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Other investigations on N4851E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05CA011Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over.NTSB FTW69F0001Accident · No injuriesClosedOak Grove, LANTSB FTW66F0537Accident · No injuriesClosedKaplan, LA