# NTSB LAX68D0362: Champion 7ECA, N9545S, Wittman, AZ, March 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1968
- Place: Wittman, AZ · WITTMAN, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0362
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0362

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0786  68/3/23  NR.WITTMAN,ARIZ       CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 347
        TIME - 1700                    N9545S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- ENG COWL CAME LOOSE IN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9545S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9545S-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 7ECA-311, 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: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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