# NTSB NYC78FHD18: Champion 7KCAB, N6315N, Point Pleasant, NJ, June 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1978
- Place: Point Pleasant, NJ · POINT PLEASANT, NJ
- Location: 40.0777° N, 74.0699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Pleasant, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0777&lon=-74.0699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4468  78/6/28    POINT PLEASANT,NJ   CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N6315N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 35, 3840 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLTS NECK,NJ               BELMAR,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- BANNER TOWING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6315N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6315N-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 26, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780628042729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628042729A), Jun 28, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, NJ, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6315N (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 MKC69D0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0178), Aug 17, 1968: Champion 7KC (N6315N), Gravois Mills, MO, 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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