UNK65X0556

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Lantana, FL · November 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1964
Place
Lantana, FL · LANTANA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N83797Champion 7AC
Status
Completed · report December 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181000

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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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3-3401   64/11/4   LANTANA FLA         CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 150
        TIME - 1615                    N83797              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-UNQUALIFIED PASSENGER STARTED ENGINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N83797
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palm Beach County

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.