# NTSB LAX71DUJ79: Champion 7GCAA, N3039G, Flagstaff, AZ, April 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1971
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1110   71/4/2    FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ      CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 494
        TIME - 1415                    N3039G              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL ASSY OFTEN DID NOT REMAIN CENTERED DURG FLT,PARTS ON ORDER.NOT RPRTD THAT PLT KNEW THIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3039G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3039G-1979-05-18), registration cancelled 1979-05-18, S/N 176 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam

## Other investigations on N3039G (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 DEN73AD054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD054), Jun 10, 1973: Champion 7GCAA (N3039G), Blanding, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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