# NTSB UNK64X0563: Champion 7FC, N7565E, Westminister, MD, February 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1964
- Place: Westminister, MD · WESTMINISTER, MD
- Location: 39.6473° N, 75.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminister, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6473&lon=-75.9686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0563
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0563

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0356  64/2/14    WESTMINISTER MD     CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N7565E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 1600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7565E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7565E), registered now, S/N 7FC-259, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (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

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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