# NTSB MKC65D0058: Champion 7FC, N8512E, Lakota, ND, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Lakota, ND · LAKOTA, ND
- Location: 48.0429° N, 98.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakota, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0429&lon=-98.3468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0497   65/2/6    LAKOTA N DAK        CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 920
        TIME - 1750                    N8512E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKOTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8512E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8512E-1977-03-11), registration cancelled 1977-03-11, S/N 7FC-325 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakota

## Other investigations on N8512E (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 DEN69D0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0076), Aug 19, 1968: Champion 7FC (N8512E), Wheatland, WY, 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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