# NTSB CHI66F0607: Champion 7FC, N9890B, Circleville, OH, March 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1966
- Place: Circleville, OH · CIRCLEVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.6012° N, 82.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circleville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6012&lon=-82.9325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0607
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0607

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0427  66/3/14    CIRCLEVILLE OHIO    CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N9890B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELSEA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9890B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9890B), registered now, S/N 7FC-210, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elsea

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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