# NTSB FTW69F0001: Champion 7FC, N4851E, Oak Grove, LA, May 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1968
- Place: Oak Grove, LA · OAK GROVE, LA
- Location: 32.8624° N, 91.3912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8624&lon=-91.3912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1485   68/5/5    OAK GROVE,LA        CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4851E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4851E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851E-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 7FC-302, built 1959 (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 N4851E (3)

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 ANC05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA011), Oct 30, 2004: Champion 7FC (N4851E), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB FTW66F0537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0537), Mar 15, 1966: Champion 7FC (N4851E), Kaplan, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2681](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2681), Jul 6, 1964: Champion 7FC (N4851E), Kaplan, LA, destroyed

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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