# NTSB MKC72DER11: Champion 7GC, N8578E, Hibbing, MN, August 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1971
- Place: Hibbing, MN · HIBBING, MN
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1444   71/8/2    HIBBING,MINN        CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 100
        TIME - 2100                    N8578E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHISHOLM-HIBBING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIBBING,MINN                NASHWAUK,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- HIT PORTABLE TOILET LOCATED ABT 6FT FRM EDGE OF TWY.SETTING SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8578E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8578E), registered now, S/N 7GC-132, 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
- Airport: Chisholm-Hibbing

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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