# NTSB ANC69D0057: Champion 7ECA, N2517F, Anchorage, AK, September 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1968
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3208  68/9/13  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 630
        TIME - 1700                    N2517F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- STRUCK LOG PROTRUDING FROM BEACH WINDROW. PLT DID NOT DRAG LNDG AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2517F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2517F-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 34, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2517F (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC72DAG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG18-201445), May 31, 1972: Champion 7ECA (N2517F), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68F0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0004), May 7, 1967: Champion 7ECA (N2517F), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

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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