# NTSB LAX68D0116: Champion 7GCA, N8921R, Blythe, CA, September 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1967
- Place: Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3275   67/9/3    BLYTHE,CALIF        CHAMPION 7GCA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 726
        TIME - 1435                    N8921R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT WAS INSPECTING STORM DAMAGE.LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8921R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8921R), registered now, S/N 7GCA-168, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gca) (registry code 21101N7) (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

## Other investigations on N8921R (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 MIA74DKG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG42), Oct 24, 1974: Bellanca 7GCA (N8921R), Griffin, GA, 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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