# NTSB ANC69D0102: Champion 7GCBC, N1826G, Kaktovik, AK, April 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1968
- Place: Kaktovik, AK · KAKTOVIK, AK
- Location: 70.1202° N, 143.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaktovik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1202&lon=-143.6201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4759  68/4/20    KAKTOVIK,ALAS       CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N1826G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  47, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 72
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- AXLES FAILED ON LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1826G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1826G), registered now, S/N 102, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1826G (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 MIA05CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA022), Nov 7, 2004: Champion 7GCBC (N1826G), Pierson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilot-in-command resulting in the airplane encountering uneven terrain, propeller contact to the ground, and subsequent nose over.

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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