# NTSB MIA71FKG45: Champion 7GCAA, N9026L, Chamblee, GA, October 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1970
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&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 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3969  70/10/16   CHAMBLEE,GA         CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1704
        TIME - 1430                    N9026L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMBLEE,GA                 HAMPTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPING,ACFT NOT TIED DOWN.HIT DC-3,N13300,DMG MINOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9026L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9026L-2019-11-04), registration cancelled 2019-11-04, S/N 215-70, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (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: Dekalb-Peachtree

## Other investigations on N9026L (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 CEN18FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA242), Jun 29, 2018: Champion 7GCAA (N9026L), Arthur, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from a spin for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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