# NTSB ANC76DAH23: Champion 7GC, N7589E, Dillingham, AK, June 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1976
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1536  76/6/15    DILLINGHAM,AK       CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 547
        TIME - 0615                    N7589E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 417 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- AILERON CABLES CROSSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7589E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589E-2019-04-16), registration cancelled 2019-04-16, S/N 7GC-23, 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

## 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 19760615017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615017399A), Jun 15, 1976: Blanca 7GC, Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Aileron cables crossed.

## Other investigations on N7589E (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 GAA18CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA025), Oct 21, 2017: Champion 7GC (N7589E), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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