# NTSB DIA68D0139: Champion 7ECA, N6342N, Georgetown, DE, December 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1967
- Place: Georgetown, DE · GEORGETOWN, DE
- Location: 38.6895° N, 75.3872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6895&lon=-75.3872&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 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4458  67/12/14   GEORGETOWN,DEL      CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1040                    N6342N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSSEX COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6342N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6342N-1998-01-12), registration cancelled 1998-01-12, S/N 212 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sussex County

## Other investigations on N6342N (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 NYC91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA141), May 25, 1991: Champion 7KCAB (N6342N), Ossipee, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY THE MECHANIC WHICH RESULTED IN THE INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE.

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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