# NTSB OAK69D0201: Champion 7ECA, N5127T, Oakland, CA, November 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1968
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0201
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0201

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4343  68/11/17   OAKLAND,CALIF       CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 144
        TIME - 1420                    N5127T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5127T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5127T-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 548 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland

## Other investigations on N5127T (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 OAK74AP002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP002), Jul 7, 1973: Champion 7ECA (N5127T), Sonoma, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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