# NTSB LAX66D0157: Champion 7EC, N4311C, Minden, NV, November 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1965
- Place: Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3809  65/11/15   MINDEN NEV          CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N4311C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4311C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4311C), registered now, S/N 7EC-311, built 1955 (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: Douglas County

## Other investigations on N4311C (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 UNK65X0540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0540), Nov 3, 1964: Champion 7EC (N4311C), Bridgeport, CA, 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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