# NTSB UNK64X0641: Champion 7AC, N84554, Kansas City, MO, February 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1964
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0641
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0641

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0069  64/2/22    KANSAS CITY MO      CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N84554              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84554](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84554), registered now, S/N 7AC-3254, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:                 Z

## Other investigations on N84554 (2)

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 CHI82FER22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER22), Jun 24, 1982: Aeronca 7AC (N84554), Maple Plain, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0028), Mar 20, 1965: Aeronca 7AC (N84554), Kansas City, KS, 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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