# NTSB OAK66F0282: Champion 7HC, N8914R, Sacramento, CA, May 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1966
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0282
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0282

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1050  66/5/24    SACRAMENTO CALIF    CHAMPION 7HC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1450
        TIME - 1530                    N8914R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1380 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL DRAIN PLUG NOT PROPERLY SECURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8914R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8914R), registered now, S/N 7HC-19, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7HC
- Registry model: [Champion 7HC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (registry code 21101PN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (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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