# NTSB MKC66F0232: Champion 7FC, N7580E, Bonner Sprgs, KS, September 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1965
- Place: Bonner Sprgs, KS · BONNER SPRGS, KS
- Location: 39.0754° N, 94.8717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonner Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0754&lon=-94.8717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0714  65/9/26    BONNER SPRGS KANS   CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1428                    N7580E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KC SUBURBAN ARPK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7580E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7580E), registered now, S/N 7FC-268, built 1958 (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: Kc Suburban Arpk

## Other investigations on N7580E (2)

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 MIA84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA245), Sep 1, 1984: Champion 7FC (N7580E), Fort Drum, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79DKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW19), Jul 28, 1979: Champion 7FC (N7580E), Whitebluff, TN, 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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