# NTSB ANC75DAG45: Champion 7GC, N8529E, Chitina, AK, October 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1974
- Place: Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Location: 61.5158° N, 144.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chitina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5158&lon=-144.4369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4286   74/10/3 NR.CHITINA,ALAS       CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 400
        TIME - 1230                    N8529E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COPPER CENTER,ALAS          COPPER RIVER,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT LND ON SANDBAR.GR HIT RIDGE OF FROZEN SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8529E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 7GC-88, built 1959 (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

## 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 19741003033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003033049A), Oct 3, 1974: Blanca 7GC, Chitina, AK, Substantial damage. Acft lnd on sandbar. Gr hit ridge of frozen sand.

## Other investigations on N8529E (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 ANC04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA041), Apr 19, 2004: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, and subsequent collision with a ditch. A factor…
- [NTSB ANC71DAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAD02), Aug 21, 1970: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Yakutat, 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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