# NTSB LAX73DUQ40: Champion 7FC, N9883Y, Mojave, CA, June 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1973
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1543  73/6/16    MOJAVE,CALIF        CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 395
        TIME - 1355                    N9883Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE-KERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KERNVILLE,CALIF             EL MIRAGE,CALIF              MOJAVE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 55K BLEW ACFT OVER. PLT HAD REQ WING WALKERS FROM UNICOM ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9883Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9883Y-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 7FC-439, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mojave-Kern

## 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 19730616016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730616016059A), Jun 16, 1973: Blanca 7FC, Mojave, CA, Substantial damage. Winds gusting to 55K blew acft over. Plt had req wing walkers from UNICOM on ldg.

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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