# NTSB MIA70A0040: Champion 7FC, N8508E, Midville, GA, November 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1969
- Place: Midville, GA · MIDVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.8213° N, 82.2353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8213&lon=-82.2353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3658  69/11/22   MIDVILLE,GA         CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 110
        TIME - 2200                    N8508E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDVILLE,GA                 MIDVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE,CHIMNEY AND TV ANTENNA. BLOOD SAMPLE UNSATISFACTORY FOR VALID TEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8508E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508E-2019-07-08), registration cancelled 2019-07-08, S/N 7FC-323, 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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8508E (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 MIA66D0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0060), Jul 3, 1965: Champion 7FC (N8508E), Athens, GA, 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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