# NTSB CHI67D0531: Champion 7GCA, N9537S, Campbellsville, KY, March 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1967
- Place: Campbellsville, KY · CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.3439° N, 85.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3439&lon=-85.3522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0531
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0531

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0798  67/3/14    CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY   CHAMPION 7GCA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N9537S              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 30 DEGREES 12 KNOTS,GUSTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9537S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9537S), registered now, S/N 23, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (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: Taylor County

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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