UNK65X0520

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Schoolcraft, MI · November 1, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 1, 1964
Place
Schoolcraft, MI · SCHOOLCRAFT, MI
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N85282Champion 7AC
Status
Completed · report December 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181603

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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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2-0655   64/11/1   SCHOOLCRAFT MICH    CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N85282              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N85282
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.