# NTSB IAD70F0106: Champion 7GCBC, N83684, Warrenton, VA, November 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1969
- Place: Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70F0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0106

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4356  69/11/11   WARRENTON,VA        CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3490
        TIME - 1645                    N83684              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRENTON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARRENTON,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N83684 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warrenton Airpark

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.