# NTSB ANC71DAG73: Champion 7GC, N7676E, Anchorage, AK, March 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1971
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1098  71/3/23    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 452
        TIME - 1700                    N7676E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 5HRS,TAIL-WHEEL ACFT,OF WHICH 4HRS USING SKIS.PLT STATED HE OVERCORRECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7676E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7676E-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 7GC-33, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (registry code 21101N2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

## Other investigations on N7676E (3)

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 ANC79FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA092), Sep 14, 1979: Bellanca 7GC (N7676E), Cooper Landing, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC72DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG39), Sep 1, 1971: Champion 7GC (N7676E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70D0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0026), Jul 23, 1969: Champion 7GC (N7676E), Palmer, 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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