Champion 7GCAA N1122
8 December 1973 · South Haven, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1973 at about 17:23 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N1122, operated by Robert L Muell, was involved in an accident during in flight near South Haven, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Haven, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N1122
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert L Muell
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3963
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.23 PCT.ACFT ALT EST FM 750FTTO 1400FT.OWNERS MANUAL-1000FT ACT LOST 3 TURNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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