# NTSB OAK74FVW16: Champion 7EC, N4341C, Lone Pine, CA, April 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
- Location: 36.5744° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lone Pine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5744&lon=-118.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0606   74/4/6  NR.LONE PINE,CALIF    CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 449
        TIME - 0938                    N4341C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWER WARM SPRNGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CALIF               LONE PINE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- RUTS AND BUMPS IN SHORT RWY.ACFT HIT BUMP & BOUNCED IN AIR.PLT TRIED GO ARND INTO RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4341C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4341C), registered now, S/N 7EC-357, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lower Warm Sprngs

## 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 19740406007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406007509A), Apr 6, 1974: Blanca 7EC, Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage. Ruts and bumps in short rwy. Acft hit bump & bounced in air. Plt tried go arnd into rising terrain.

## Other investigations on N4341C (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 LAX77FUM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM24), Apr 5, 1977: Bellanca 7EC (N4341C), El Centro, 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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