# NTSB MIA76DKJ75: Champion 7ECA, N2543F, Goodway, AL, June 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Goodway, AL · GOODWAY, AL
- Location: 31.3368° N, 87.4258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodway, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3368&lon=-87.4258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1920  76/6/17    GOODWAY,AL          CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1435                    N2543F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOOKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODWAY,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2543F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2543F), registered now, S/N 165, 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
- Airport: Booker

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760617015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617015959A), Jun 17, 1976: Blanca 7ECA, Goodway, AL, 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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