# NTSB LAX72DUG46: Champion 7GCBC, N7590F, La Verne, CA, December 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1971
- Place: La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4389  71/12/17   LA VERNE,CALIF      CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1540                    N7590F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 873 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            318 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7590F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7590F-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 230-70, built 1970 (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: Brackett

## Other investigations on N7590F (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 LAX75AUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AUG03), Jul 4, 1975: Aeronca 7GCBC (N7590F), Barstow, CA, destroyed

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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