# NTSB CHI65F0020: Champion 7FC, N9816Y, Mishawaka, IN, January 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1965
- Place: Mishawaka, IN · MISHAWAKA, IN
- Location: 41.6766° N, 86.1654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mishawaka, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-86.1654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0193   65/1/4    MISHAWAKA IND       CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N9816Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 512 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORTSMAN AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9816Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sportsman Airpark

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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