# NTSB MKC68F0035: Champion 7GC, N4867E, Montevideo, MN, June 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1967
- Place: Montevideo, MN · MONTEVIDEO, MN
- Location: 44.9502° N, 95.7154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montevideo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9502&lon=-95.7154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2111  67/6/22    MONTEVIDEO,MINN     CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 292
        TIME - 0520                    N4867E              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   23                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1036                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4867E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4867E-2013-07-19), registration cancelled 2013-07-19, S/N 7GC-52, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (registry code 21101N2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (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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