# NTSB UNK65X0520: Champion 7AC, N85282, Schoolcraft, MI, November 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1964
- Place: Schoolcraft, MI · SCHOOLCRAFT, MI
- Location: 42.1169° N, 85.6337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schoolcraft, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1169&lon=-85.6337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0655   64/11/1   SCHOOLCRAFT MICH    CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N85282              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85282](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85282-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 7AC-4020, 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

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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