# NTSB CHI68D0700: Champion 7FC, N9989Y, Vermilion, OH, March 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1968
- Place: Vermilion, OH · VERMILION, OH
- Location: 41.4080° N, 82.3173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vermilion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4080&lon=-82.3173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0700
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0700

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0973  68/3/27    VERMILION,OHIO      CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1635                    N9989Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 1112 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            157 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SAW WIRES TOO LATE TO AVOID THEM AS PRACTICE FORCED LDG WAS TERMINATED APPROX 100 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9989Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9989Y-1968-06-05), registration cancelled 1968-06-05, S/N 468, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9989Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC67D0481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0481), Feb 27, 1967: Champion 7FC (N9989Y), Anoka, MN, substantial damage

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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