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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7CCM · Flaxville, MT · July 14, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 14, 1964
Place
Flaxville, MT · FLAXVILLE, MT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4616EChampion 7CCM
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183648

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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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2-0448  64/7/14  NR.FLAXVILLE MONTANA  CHAMPION 7CCM       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N4616E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4616E
Reported as
Champion 7CCM
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.