# NTSB FTW69D0488: Champion 7EC, N9872B, Guthrie, OK, April 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1969
- Place: Guthrie, OK · GUTHRIE, OK
- Location: 35.8765° N, 97.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8765&lon=-97.4087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0488

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0921  69/4/22    GUTHRIE,OKLA        CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N9872B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUTHRIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT RUNWAY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9872B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872B), registered now, S/N 7EC-658 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (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
- Airport: Guthrie

## Other investigations on N9872B (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 DEN68D0150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0150), Nov 15, 1967: Champion 7EC (N9872B), Cheyene Well, CO, substantial damage

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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