# NTSB ANC69D0121: Champion 7EC, N9061B, Big Delta, AK, March 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1969
- Place: Big Delta, AK · BIG DELTA, AK
- Location: 64.1525° N, 145.8422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Delta, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1525&lon=-145.8422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1259  69/3/16    BIG DELTA,ALAS      CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N9061B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN ARMY FLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PIC HAD 1 HR IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT. ALLOWED PAX TO LAND ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9061B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9061B-2001-01-03), registration cancelled 2001-01-03, S/N 7EC-640 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allen Army Fld

## Other investigations on N9061B (2)

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 ANC96FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA158), Sep 13, 1996: Champion 7EC (N9061B), May Creek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering and/or flying at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was:…
- [NTSB ANC88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA080), Mar 28, 1988: Champion 7EC (N9061B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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