# NTSB MKC65F0104: Champion 7EC, N9813Y, Coon Rapids, MN, February 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1965
- Place: Coon Rapids, MN · COON RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 45.1764° N, 93.3115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coon Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1764&lon=-93.3115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0851   65/2/7    COON RAPIDS MINN    CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 100
        TIME - 1500                    N9813Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IMPROPER OPERATION OF THROTTLE DURING POWER OFF DESCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9813Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9813Y), registered now, S/N 7EC-735, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (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

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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