# NTSB IAD70F0108: Champion 7ECA, N9503S, Martinsburg, WV, November 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1969
- Place: Martinsburg, WV · MARTINSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.4578° N, 77.9782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4578&lon=-77.9782&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70F0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4408  69/11/11   MARTINSBURG,W VA    CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1218                    N9503S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PARK HALL,MD                PARK HALL,MD                 MARTINSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- OIL LEAKED FROM PUSH ROD HOUSING ONTO EXHAUST STACK CAUSED SMOKE IN CABIN.R WING HIT GRND IN TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9503S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9503S-2021-01-11), registration cancelled 2021-01-11, S/N 252, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Martinsburg

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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