# NTSB MKC67D0479: Champion 7GCBC, N5189T, Osceola, WI, February 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1967
- Place: Osceola, WI · OSCEOLA, WI
- Location: 45.3193° N, 92.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osceola, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3193&lon=-92.6958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0479

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0637  67/2/27    OSCEOLA,WIS         CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 415
        TIME - 1500                    N5189T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSCEOLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           31                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           26                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 40 DEGREES 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5189T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5189T), registered now, S/N 199, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Osceola

## Other investigations on N5189T (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 LAX77FUA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA16), May 28, 1977: Champion 7ECA (N5189T), S.J.Capistrano, CA, 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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