# NTSB MKC79DER34: Champion 7FC, N7546E, Glencoe, MN, April 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1979
- Place: Glencoe, MN · GLENCOE, MN
- Location: 44.7696° N, 94.1510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glencoe, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7696&lon=-94.1510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0545  79/4/17    GLENCOE,MN          CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1125
        TIME - 1515                    N7546E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENCOE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENCOE,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7546E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7546E), registered now, S/N 7FC-250, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (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
- Airport: Glencoe Muni

## 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 19790417006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417006889A), Apr 17, 1979: Blanca 7FC, Glyncoe, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting to check himself out in the airplane. Allowed aircraft to stall on level off, landed hard.

## Other investigations on N7546E (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC65D0221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0221), May 25, 1965: Champion 7FC (N7546E), Lumberton, NJ, 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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