# NTSB MKC66D0469: Chanpion 7FC, N9072B, Hopkins, MN, February 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1966
- Place: Hopkins, MN · HOPKINS, MN
- Location: 44.9251° N, 93.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkins, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9251&lon=-93.4045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0469

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1654   66/2/5    HOPKINS MINN        CHANPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N9072B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9072B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072B-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N 7FC-156, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHANPION 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: Flying Cloud

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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