# NTSB UNK65X1421: Champion 7FC, N9865B, Des Moines, NM, February 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1965
- Place: Des Moines, NM · DES MOINES, NM
- Location: 36.7613° N, 103.8341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7613&lon=-103.8341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1421

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0187  65/2/14    DES MOINES NM       CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N9865B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           35                                                      225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM HIGHWAY IN GUSTY CROSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9865B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9865B-1971-12-08), registration cancelled 1971-12-08, S/N 7FC-188, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9865B (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 MIA72FKT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT09), Aug 21, 1971: Champion 7FC (N9865B), Lantana, FL, destroyed

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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