# NTSB NYC66D0692: Champion 7FC, N8597E, Sharpsville, PA, May 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1966
- Place: Sharpsville, PA · SHARPSVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.2590° N, 80.4818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharpsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2590&lon=-80.4818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0692
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0692

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1213  66/5/14    SHARPSVILLE PA      CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N8597E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING PRATICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8597E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597E), registered now, S/N 7FC-368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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