# NTSB DEN66D0006: Champion 7GCA, N8920R, Phoenix, AZ, May 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1965
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1354  65/5/31    PHOENIX ARIZ        CHAMPION 7GCA       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 7500
        TIME - 1050                    N8920R              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8920R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8920R-1987-09-08), registration cancelled 1987-09-08, S/N 167 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gca) (registry code 21101N7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

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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