# NTSB MKC72DCD59: Champion 7ECA, N11055, Mediapolis, IA, February 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1972
- Place: Mediapolis, IA · MEDIAPOLIS, IA
- Location: 41.0079° N, 91.1637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mediapolis, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0079&lon=-91.1637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCD59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0601   72/2/5    MEDIAPOLIS,IOWA     CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N11055              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 706 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            101 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARAR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON CITY,IOWA             MEDIAPOLIS,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNLITED ARPT.SAW BUSH,THOUGHT IT WAS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11055](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11055), registered now, S/N 7ECA-134, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sharar Field

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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