FTW66D0187

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Ada, OK · July 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1965
Place
Ada, OK · ADA, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7563EChampion 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177026

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2032  65/7/26    ADA OKLA            CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N7563E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADA MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7563E
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ada Municipal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.