# NTSB IAD79FID19: Champion 7GCAA, N6347N, Pungo, VA, June 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1979
- Place: Pungo, VA · PUNGO, VA
- Location: 36.7235° N, 76.0177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pungo, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7235&lon=-76.0177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1571   79/6/6    PUNGO,VA            CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N6347N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 24, 3189 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            112 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNGO,VA                    VIRGINIA BEACH,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- ELEV CTL CABLE,P/N 3-1072,CORRODED,FRAYED SEVERAL PLACES,BROKE IN FLT.PARTIAL PITCH CTL WITH PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6347N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6347N-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 18, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (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

## 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 19790606011399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606011399A), Jun 6, 1979: Blanca 7GCAA, Pungo, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost elevator control on takeoff. Found corroded and broken elevator cable. Seat belt & shoulder harness used

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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