# NTSB MIA67F0381: Champion 7ECA, N2570F, Bainbridge, GA, December 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1966
- Place: Bainbridge, GA · BAINBRIDGE, GA
- Location: 30.9049° N, 84.5730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bainbridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9049&lon=-84.5730&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0381
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0381

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4373  66/12/31   BAINBRIDGE GA       CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 30,
        TIME - 1400                    N2570F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  64 TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON HIS FARM PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2570F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2570F), registered now, S/N 201, 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

## Other investigations on N2570F (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 ATL00LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA014), Nov 13, 1999: Champion 7ECA (N2570F), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff/initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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