# NTSB CHI70FBJ88: Champion 7FC, N9043B, Bath, MI, June 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1970
- Place: Bath, MI · BATH, MI
- Location: 42.8159° N, 84.4567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8159&lon=-84.4567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBJ88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2675  70/6/21    BATH,MICH           CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 406
        TIME - 0630                    N9043B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 386 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DYER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         OWOSSO,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- FLAT,LOW APCH TO SHORT FLD,HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9043B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9043B), registered now, S/N 7FC-133, 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
- Airport: Dyer Strip

## Other investigations on N9043B (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 UNK64X4081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4081), Sep 20, 1964: Champion 7FC (N9043B), Columbia, IL, destroyed

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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