Champion 7GCBC N1653G
3 April 1987 · Rock Rover, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N1653G, operated by Budd B. Palmer, was involved in an accident near Rock Rover, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Rover, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7310, -105.9694
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N1653G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Budd B. Palmer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA082
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PLT WAS USING A PASTURE FOR TAKEOFF. THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE TAKEOFF RUN WAS SLIGHTLY UPHILL. THERE WAS A LOW SPOT IN THE PASTURE WHICH WAS SOFT FROM MELTING SNOW. THE ACFT DID NOT REACH TAKEOFF SPEED BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE PASTURE. DURING THE OVERRUN, THE ACFT CONTACTED A ROCK AND FLIPPED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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