UNK64X3282

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Rockford, IL · August 8, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1964
Place
Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1510EChampion 7AC
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182561

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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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2-0449   64/8/8    ROCKFORD ILLINOIS   CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N1510E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACHESNEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N1510E
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Machesney

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.