# NTSB ATL80DKW21: Champion 7ECA, N1633G, Lawrenceburg, TN, September 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1980
- Place: Lawrenceburg, TN · LAWRENCEBURG, TN
- Location: 35.2505° N, 87.3318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceburg, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2505&lon=-87.3318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKW21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKW21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2411  80/9/14    LAWRENCEBURG,TN     CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 2000
        TIME - 1500                    N1633G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCEBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCEBURG,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS SEEN IN EXTREME RIGHT SLIP.RECOVERY NOT MADE IN TIME & WING STRUCK GRND SHRT OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1633G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1633G), registered now, S/N 628, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lawrenceburg Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800914041649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041649A), Sep 14, 1980: Bbavia 7EC, Lawrenceburg, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to recover airplane from a violent slip on landing. Impacted ground short of runway.

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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