# NTSB UNK64X2760: Champion 7EC, N9878B, New Ulm, MN, July 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1964
- Place: New Ulm, MN · NEW ULM, MN
- Location: 44.3121° N, 94.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Ulm, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3121&lon=-94.4689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2760
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2760

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2023  64/7/11    NEW ULM MINN        CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N9878B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW ULM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9878B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9878B), registered now, S/N 7EC-659, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (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: New Ulm

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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