# NTSB FTW69D0211: Champion 7FC, N7532E, Collinston, LA, September 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1968
- Place: Collinston, LA · COLLINSTON, LA
- Location: 32.6893° N, 91.8718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collinston, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6893&lon=-91.8718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3098  68/9/21    COLLINSTON,LA       CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 427
        TIME - 1745                    N7532E              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT HIRED TO CHASE BLACKBIRDS FROM RICE FIELD.CRASHED DURING STEEP TURN AT LOW ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7532E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7532E-2022-12-31), registration cancelled 2022-12-31, S/N 7FC-242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7532E (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 ERA21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA022), Oct 14, 2020: Champion 7FC (N7532E), Moneta, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fight instructor’s failure to ensure that the fuel selector handle was in the correct position, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation.

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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