# NTSB Accident ATL97LA138
> **Champion 7ECA** · 1997-09-21 · FAIRVIEW, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA138
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08790
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-21
- **Location:** FAIRVIEW, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.159694, -81.14093
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N1817G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane.  A factor relating to the accident was: an inability to attain a proper touchdown point, which led to the runway overrun.

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