# NTSB LAX67F0138: Champion 7ECA, N9567S, Capistrano, CA, September 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1966
- Place: Capistrano, CA · CAPISTRANO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3293  66/9/24    CAPISTRANO CALIF    CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N9567S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      55, 26800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPISTRANO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9567S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9567S-2015-05-14), registration cancelled 2015-05-14, S/N 378, 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: Capistrano

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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