# NTSB CHI73AC013: Champion 7ECA, N1623G, Mccordsville, IN, August 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1972
- Place: Mccordsville, IN · MCCORDSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.8951° N, 85.9069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8951&lon=-85.9069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3705   72/8/7    MCCORDSVILLE,IND    CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1935                    N1623G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 1693 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            349 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENWOOD,IND               ANDERSON,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- BARREL ROLL,LOOP,SLOW ROLL,APRX 700-1600FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1623G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1623G-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brookside

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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