Event CHI83LA245

1983-06-08 WENTWORTH, Wisconsin, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2563F

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CHAMPION 7ECA

Year of manufacture

1966 · 17 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19660301

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2708F

Registrant of record

HICKEY MICHAEL

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2563F Aeronca 7ECA None

Factual narrative

THE CFI STATED THAT HE GAVE THE STUDENT A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING. WHEN THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 10-20 FT ABOVE THE GROUND A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE ACFT. THE ACFT DROPPED SUDDENLY AND HIT THE GROUND. THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED AND THE FUSELAGE AND WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA245.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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