# NTSB ANC65F0014: Champion 7EC, N4363C, Fairbanks, AK, June 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1965
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65F0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65F0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1189   65/6/5    FAIRBANKS ALAS      CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1010
        TIME - 1345                    N4363C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 291 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DOWNWIND TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4363C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4363C), registered now, S/N 7EC-386, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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