# NTSB OAK74FVM21: Champion 7ECA, N9548S, San Jose, CA, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0611  74/3/23    SAN JOSE,CALIF      CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1322                    N9548S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID HILLVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TALL GRASS BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9548S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9548S-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 359, built 1966 (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: Reid Hillview

## 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 19740323007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323007279A), Mar 23, 1974: Blanca 7ECA, San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Tall grass beside rwy.

## Other investigations on N9548S (3)

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 LAX83FVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG10), Mar 31, 1983: Champion 7ECA (N9548S), Georgetown, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX80DVG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG53), Jun 25, 1980: Champion 7ECA (N9548S), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0119), Aug 8, 1967: Champion 7ECA (N9548S), San Jose, CA, 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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