# NTSB CHI68F0767: Champion 7FC, N7681E, Pleasant Hill, IL, April 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1968
- Place: Pleasant Hill, IL · PLEASANT HILL, IL
- Location: 39.4432° N, 90.8729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pleasant Hill, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4432&lon=-90.8729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0767
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0767

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1171  68/4/29    PLEASANT HILL,ILL   CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 421
        TIME - 1630                    N7681E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.1 CONNECTING ROD BEARING INSERT LACKED LUBRICATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.LND IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7681E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7681E-2016-04-21), registration cancelled 2016-04-21, S/N 7FC-278, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (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

## Other investigations on N7681E (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 CEN09CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA192), Mar 6, 2009: Champion 7FC (N7681E), Thomas, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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