# NTSB MKC69D0467: Champion 7EC, N4653E, Plaza, ND, January 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1969
- Place: Plaza, ND · PLAZA, ND
- Location: 48.0263° N, 101.9587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaza, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0263&lon=-101.9587&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0467
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0467

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4653E), registered now, S/N 7EC-5, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110120) (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

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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