# NTSB IAD73DIJ23: Champion 7GCBC, N10989, Spring Hill, WV, May 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: Spring Hill, WV · SPRING HILL, WV
- Location: 38.3545° N, 81.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3545&lon=-81.7312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DIJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1330  73/5/19    SPRING HILL,W VA    CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4902
        TIME - 1500                    N10989              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRING HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,W VA             SPRING HILL,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- L WING AND PROP HIT GND.1HR DUAL 2HR SOLO THIS MAKE,MODEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10989](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10989), registered now, S/N 334-72, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (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: Spring Hill

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730519012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012069A), May 19, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC, Spring Hill, WV, Substantial damage. L wing and prop hit gnd.1HR dual 2HR solo this make,model.

## Other investigations on N10989 (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 NYC00LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA187), Jul 6, 2000: Bellanca 7GCBC (N10989), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper flare by the pilot which induced an overload failure on the left side landing gear bolts. Factors were the corrosion on the bolts, and the failure of the operator to change the u-bolt in…

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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