# NTSB CHI66D0056: Champion 7ECA, N11047, Whitehall, MI, June 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1965
- Place: Whitehall, MI · WHITEHALL, MI
- Location: 43.4005° N, 86.3396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitehall, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4005&lon=-86.3396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1464  65/6/26  NR.WHITEHALL MICH     CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 250
        TIME - 2000                    N11047              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11047](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11047-1971-01-06), registration cancelled 1971-01-06, S/N 7ECA-32 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (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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