# NTSB MIA66D0401: Champion 7FC, N8923R, High Springs, FL, August 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1965
- Place: High Springs, FL · HIGH SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 29.7996° N, 82.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7996&lon=-82.5893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0401
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0401

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3820   65/8/6  NR.HIGH SPRINGS FLA   CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8923R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8923R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8923R-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 7FC-375, built 1959 (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

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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