# NTSB MKC68D0023: Champion 7GC, N4892E, Sturgis, SD, June 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1967
- Place: Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0023-201126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2065  67/6/13  NR.STURGIS, S DAK     CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 520
        TIME - 1530                    N4892E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT WAS LOOKING BACK AT COYOTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4892E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4892E-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 7GC-66 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (registry code 21101N2) (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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