# NTSB MKC65D0063: Champion 7FC, N9988Y, Mankato, MN, March 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1965
- Place: Mankato, MN · MANKATO, MN
- Location: 44.1711° N, 93.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1711&lon=-93.9756&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 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0637  65/3/20    MANKATO MINN        CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N9988Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9988Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9988Y), registered now, S/N 7FC-467, built 1964 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mankato

## Other investigations on N9988Y (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 MKC72FER59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER59), May 16, 1972: Champion 7FC (N9988Y), Mankato, MN, 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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