# NTSB CHI72DEP47: Champion 7ECA, N11852, Dousman, WI, June 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1972
- Place: Dousman, WI · DOUSMAN, WI
- Location: 43.0094° N, 88.4756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dousman, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0094&lon=-88.4756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEP47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1988   72/6/6    DOUSMAN,WIS         CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N11852              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,WIS               DOUSMAN,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11852](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11852-2020-02-21), registration cancelled 2020-02-21, S/N 823-72, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hayfield

## Other investigations on N11852 (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 WPR19CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA067), Jan 19, 2019: Champion 7ECA (N11852), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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