# NTSB FTW67F0646: Champion 7EC, N4364C, Winnsboro, LA, June 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1967
- Place: Winnsboro, LA · WINNSBORO, LA
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0646
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0646

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1893   67/6/4    WINNSBORO,LA        CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 2000
        TIME - 1000                    N4364C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNSBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- FLOODED ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4364C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4364C-1971-12-01), registration cancelled 1971-12-01, S/N 7EC-387 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Winnsboro

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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