# NTSB ANC74DAG82: Champion 7GCBC, N9018L, Kodiak, AK, December 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1973
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3816  73/12/20 NR.KODIAK,ALAS        CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 10000
        TIME - 0930                    N9018L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KODIAK,ALAS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LDG AREA COVERED BY CRUSTED SNOW ABT 4 IN DEEP. GR BROKE THRU.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9018L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9018L), registered now, S/N 249-70, built 1970 (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

## 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 19731220039869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731220039869A), Dec 20, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Ldg area covered by crusted snow abt 4 in deep. Gr broke thru.

## Other investigations on N9018L (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 ANC99LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA148), Sep 7, 1999: Champion 7GCBC (N9018L), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor in this accident was the rough and uneven gravel bar.

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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