# NTSB NYC67F0431: Champion 7EC, N5141T, Hamburg, NJ, January 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1967
- Place: Hamburg, NJ · HAMBURG, NJ
- Location: 41.1499° N, 74.5712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamburg, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1499&lon=-74.5712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0431
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0431

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0057   67/1/2    HAMBURG NJ          CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 245
        TIME - 1415                    N5141T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ICY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NUMBER 2 CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5141T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5141T-1968-12-26), registration cancelled 1968-12-26, S/N 208 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sussex Arpt.

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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