# NTSB CHI71DEE68: Champion 7FC, N7694E, Joliet, IL, April 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1971
- Place: Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEE68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEE68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1247   71/4/4    JOLIET,ILL          CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 150
        TIME - 2100                    N7694E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- HIT TREE ABT 150FT FRM EDGE OF RWY DRG TURN TO FINAL.CONTINUED FLT,LNDD W/O FURTHER DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7694E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7694E), registered now, S/N 7FC-289 (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: Joliet

## Other investigations on N7694E (3)

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 NYC06LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA070), Feb 18, 2006: Champion 7FC (N7694E), Dover-Foxcroft, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect ice in the fuel system, resulting in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and an in-flight collision with trees.
- [NTSB IAD98LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA080), Jul 19, 1998: Aeronca 7FC (N7694E), Somesville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and decision, which fail to consider the effect of takeoff in the direction of the sunlight, which resulted in the pilot encountering sunglare and the loss of aircraft…
- [NTSB CHI72DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DCA03), Mar 19, 1972: Champion 7FC (N7694E), Columbia, IL, 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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