# NTSB MKC77DCQ60: Champion 7ECA, N1811G, Byers, KS, September 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1977
- Place: Byers, KS · BYERS, KS
- Location: 37.7879° N, 98.8671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7879&lon=-98.8671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2327  77/9/24  NR.BYERS,KS           CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 212
        TIME - 1445                    N1811G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRYTOWN,TX               BYERS,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WING CAUGHT CANE FEED,INITIATED G/A.DECIDED TO LND AFTR CLEARING FEED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1811G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1811G), registered now, S/N 584, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770924028129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924028129A), Sep 24, 1977: Blanca 7ECA, Byers, KS, Substantial damage. Wing caught cane feed,initiated g/a.decided to lnd aftr clearing feed.

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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