# NTSB LAX70FUG38: Champion 7GCBC, N5149X, Apple Vally, CA, May 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1970
- Place: Apple Vally, CA · APPLE VALLY, CA
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2365  70/5/31    APPLE VALLY,CALIF   CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5149X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              APPLE VALLY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5149X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5149X), registered now, S/N 103, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (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: Apple Valley

## Other investigations on N5149X (3)

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 ANC99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA081), Jun 24, 1999: Champion 7GCBC (N5149X), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, and subsequent inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB OAK7LFXQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFXQ03), Jul 20, 1975: Champion 7GCBC (N5149X), Trukee, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM41), Jun 28, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N5149X), Palo Alto, CA, 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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