# NTSB UNK64X3039: Champion 7FC, N8951R, Dayton, OH, July 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1964
- Place: Dayton, OH · DAYTON, OH
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2206  64/7/25    DAYTON OHIO         CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N8951R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH DAYTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8951R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8951R), registered now, S/N 385, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- 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: South Dayton

## Other investigations on N8951R (1)

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 CHI76FEA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA28), Mar 11, 1976: Aeronca 7FC (N8951R), Lebanon, IN, 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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