MKC69D0467

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Plaza, ND · January 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 29, 1969
Place
Plaza, ND · PLAZA, ND
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4653EChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report July 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114454

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1530  69/1/29    PLAZA,N DAK         CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2942
        TIME - 1630                    N4653E              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 2890 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED TO PICK UP FOX.

Aircraft

Registration
N4653E
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.