# NTSB DEN66D0345: Aeronca 7GCB, N11091, Steamboat Sp, CO, May 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1966
- Place: Steamboat Sp, CO · STEAMBOAT SP, CO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0345

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1296  66/5/16    STEAMBOAT SP COLO   AERONCA 7GCB        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 277
        TIME - 0930                    N11091              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11091](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11091-2018-08-09), registration cancelled 2018-08-09, S/N 18, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7GCB
- 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
- Airport: Steamboat Springs

## Other investigations on N11091 (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 MKC70FCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCJ02), Jan 23, 1970: Champion 7GCBC (N11091), Scottsbluff, NE, 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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