# NTSB UNK65X0134: Champion 7FC, N9883B, Merritt Is, FL, October 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1964
- Place: Merritt Is, FL · MERRITT IS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3504   64/10/4   MERRITT IS FLA      CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N9883B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRITT ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
          PERSONNEL-OIL TANK DRAIN PLUG NOT SAFETIED.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL TANK DRAIN PLUG BACKED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9883B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9883B), registered now, S/N 7FC-203, 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
- Airport: Merritt Island

## Other investigations on N9883B (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 MIA70F0154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0154), Aug 31, 1969: Champion 7FC (N9883B), Merritt Is, FL, 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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