# NTSB CHI72DCA03: Champion 7FC, N7694E, Columbia, IL, March 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1972
- Place: Columbia, IL · COLUMBIA, IL
- Location: 38.4581° N, 90.2160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4581&lon=-90.2160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DCA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DCA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1384  72/3/19    COLUMBIA,ILL        CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N7694E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEBHARDT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO LDG,LNDD IN A CRAB.
```

## 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: Gebhardt Field

## 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 CHI71DEE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEE68), Apr 4, 1971: Champion 7FC (N7694E), Joliet, 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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