# NTSB DIA68D0211: Champion 7ECA, N11052, Cowen, WV, March 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1968
- Place: Cowen, WV · COWEN, WV
- Location: 38.4106° N, 80.5539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cowen, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4106&lon=-80.5539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1008  68/3/21    COWEN,W VA          CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N11052              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COWEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                      8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE 8K. PLT HAD NO DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR PAST 22 MOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11052](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11052), registered now, S/N 7ECA-66, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cowen

## Other investigations on N11052 (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 FTW93FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA108), Mar 22, 1993: Champion 7ECA (N11052), Dublin, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED MANEUVER WHICH LED TO HIS ENTRY INTO AN INADVERTENT STALL

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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