# NTSB OAK75FVG20: Champion 7EC, N4312C, Vina, CA, August 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Vina, CA · VINA, CA
- Location: 39.9342° N, 122.0517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vina, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9342&lon=-122.0517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2627  74/8/24    VINA,CALIF          CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1510                    N4312C              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CALIF                 CORNING,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BUZZING PARENTS HOME. DR STATED OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN DRINKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4312C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4312C-1974-10-11), registration cancelled 1974-10-11, S/N 7EC-313 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740824028689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824028689A), Aug 24, 1974: Blanca 7EC, Vina, CA, Destroyed. Buzzing parents home. Dr stated occupants had been drinking.

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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