# NTSB DEN68D0209: Champion 7GCBC, N8363V, Powell, WY, February 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1968
- Place: Powell, WY · POWELL, WY
- Location: 44.7618° N, 108.7576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7618&lon=-108.7576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0257   68/2/6    POWELL,WYO          CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1500
        TIME - 1030                    N8363V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8363V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8363V-1980-04-24), registration cancelled 1980-04-24, S/N 68 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Powell

## Other investigations on N8363V (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 DEN77FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA060), Sep 27, 1977: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8363V), Tensleep, WY, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DEN67D0234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0234), Feb 28, 1967: Champion 7GCBC (N8363V), Gillette, WY, 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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