# NTSB IAD79DKW19: Champion 7FC, N7580E, Whitebluff, TN, July 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1979
- Place: Whitebluff, TN · WHITEBLUFF, TN
- Location: 36.1009° N, 87.2119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bluff, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1009&lon=-87.2119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKW19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3500  79/7/28    WHITEBLUFF,TN       CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 250
        TIME - 1015                    N7580E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SULLIVAN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEBLUFF,TN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7580E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7580E), registered now, S/N 7FC-268, built 1958 (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
- Airport: Sullivan Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790728021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728021709A), Jul 28, 1979: Blanca 7FC, White Bluff, TN, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from pasture. Unable to clear trees. Aborted, dived into ground. Nosed up against barn.

## Other investigations on N7580E (2)

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 MIA84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA245), Sep 1, 1984: Champion 7FC (N7580E), Fort Drum, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0232), Sep 26, 1965: Champion 7FC (N7580E), Bonner Sprgs, KS, 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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