# Accident 20240706007929A: Champion 7GCBC, Eatonville, WA, July 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2024, 21:55 local time
- Place: Eatonville, WA
- Airport: Swanson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8595° N, 122.2580° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8595&lon=-122.2580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3464D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3464D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240706007929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WITNESS STATED AFTER DEPARTURE ENGINE WENT QUIET AND AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY DESCENDED VERTICALLY INTO THE TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 WPR24FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA226), Jul 7, 2024: Champion 7GCBC (N3464D), Eatonville, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid trees, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N3464D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040320005029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040320005029I), Mar 20, 2004: Bbavia 7GCBC (N3464D), Newberg, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot performed a "wheel landing" on the grass adjacent to runway without incident, however on roll out with tail wheel still off ground, over…
- [Accident 19760503010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503010249A), May 3, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N3464D), Dayton, WA, Substantial damage. Atmtd tkof fm wheat fld. Unable to obtain flying spd. Groundlooped to avoid irrigation ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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