# NTSB FTW67D0202: Champion 7GCB, N9940Y, Black Oak, AR, September 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1966
- Place: Black Oak, AR · BLACK OAK, AR
- Location: 35.8364° N, 90.3675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Black Oak, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-90.3675&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0202
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0202

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2350  66/9/12    BLACK OAK ARK       CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 254
        TIME - 1000                    N9940Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS MAKING PRACTICE SWATH RUN,NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9940Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9940Y), registered now, S/N 7GCB-136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCB
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9940Y (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 SEA86FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA217), Aug 21, 1986: Aeronca 7GCB (N9940Y), Stanley, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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