# NTSB DEN65D0010: Champion 7AC, N2917E, Mesa, AZ, January 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1965
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0156  65/1/17    MESA ARIZ           CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 125
        TIME - 1600                    N2917E              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT PRACTICING FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2917E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2917E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6500, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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