# NTSB CHI72DEE36: Champion 7EC, N7459B, Lasalle, IL, September 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1971
- Place: Lasalle, IL · LASALLE, IL
- Location: 41.3352° N, 89.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaSalle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3352&lon=-89.0972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3900  71/9/24    LASALLE,ILL         CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1012
        TIME - 1115                    N7459B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVERO RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,ILL           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7459B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7459B), registered now, S/N 7EC-508, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (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: Travero Rla

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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