MIA68D0436

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Senoia, GA · November 5, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1967
Place
Senoia, GA · SENOIA, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7488BChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112465

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4713   67/11/5   SENOIA,GA           CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N7488B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LDG ON UNIMPROVED FARM STRIP ACFT STRUCK HOLES

Aircraft

Registration
N7488B
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.