# NTSB OAK73DVD23: Champion 7ECA, N7512F, Sonoma, CA, December 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1972
- Place: Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Location: 38.2903° N, 122.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-122.4598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2643  72/12/30   SONOMA,CALIF        CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N7512F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHELLEVILLE-SONO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A WET PLACE ON THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7512F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7512F), registered now, S/N 722, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schelleville-Sono

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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