# NTSB ANC73DAG88: Champion 7ECA, N3017G, Kenai, AK, May 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1147   73/5/6  NR.KENAI,ALAS         CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 700
        TIME - 0630                    N3017G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KENAI,ALAS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT FILINGS ON BEACH HIDDEN BY GRND CONTOUR AND SHACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3017G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3017G), registered now, S/N 511, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730506012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506012199A), May 6, 1973: Blanca 7ECA, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Hit filings on beach hidden by grnd contour and shack.

## Other investigations on N3017G (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 ANC99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA144), Sep 13, 1999: Champion 7ECA (N3017G), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

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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