# NTSB NYC65D0159: Champion 7ECA, N2539F, Armonk, NY, May 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1965
- Place: Armonk, NY · ARMONK, NY
- Location: 41.1335° N, 73.7193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Armonk, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1335&lon=-73.7193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0748   65/5/5    ARMONK NY           CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 346
        TIME - 1200                    N2539F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMONK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2539F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Amonk

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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