# NTSB UNK64X2681: Champion 7FC, N4851E, Kaplan, LA, July 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1964
- Place: Kaplan, LA · KAPLAN, LA
- Location: 30.0060° N, 92.2839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaplan, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0060&lon=-92.2839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2681
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2681

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1959   64/7/6    KAPLAN LA           CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 364
        TIME - 1600                    N4851E              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4851E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851E-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 7FC-302, built 1959 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4851E (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 ANC05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA011), Oct 30, 2004: Champion 7FC (N4851E), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB FTW69F0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0001), May 5, 1968: Champion 7FC (N4851E), Oak Grove, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0537), Mar 15, 1966: Champion 7FC (N4851E), Kaplan, LA, 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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