# NTSB ATL81FKG47: Champion 7AC, N3118E, Stone Mountain, GA, September 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1981
- Place: Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Location: 33.8042° N, 84.1714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stone Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8042&lon=-84.1714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2070  81/9/13    STONE MOUNTAIN,GA   CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N3118E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 56, 10400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STONE MOUNTAIN,GA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        REMARKS- R BRAKE CABLE HOUSING BROKEN,UN FULLY APPLY R BRAKE.TAILWHEEL SPRING TENSIONS UNEVEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3118E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3118E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6715, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stone Mountain

## 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 19810913060139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913060139A), Sep 13, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Stone Mountain, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway during landing. Pilot claimed no directional control. No malfunction found.

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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