# NTSB CHI66F0680: Champion 7KC, N8977R, Middleton, WI, March 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1966
- Place: Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0680
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0680

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0762   66/3/9    MIDDLETON WIS       CHAMPION 7KC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 200
        TIME - 1430                    N8977R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       19
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSS WIND OF 19 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8977R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8977R), registered now, S/N 7KC-1, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morey

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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