# NTSB IAD70D0110: Champion 7KCAB, N5084X, Churchton, MD, November 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1969
- Place: Churchton, MD · CHURCHTON, MD
- Location: 38.8026° N, 76.5369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Churchton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8026&lon=-76.5369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4387  69/11/16   CHURCHTON,MD        CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N5084X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 46, 5310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEEP CREEK,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-TOW CABLE CAUGHT RUDDER HORN,FULL RT DEFLECT.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- LOW PASS TO PICK UP BANNER FOR TOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5084X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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