# NTSB MKC69D0178: Champion 7KC, N6315N, Gravois Mills, MO, August 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1968
- Place: Gravois Mills, MO · GRAVOIS MILLS, MO
- Location: 38.2995° N, 92.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gravois Mills, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2995&lon=-92.8250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3196  68/8/17    GRAVOIS MILLS,MO    CHAMPION 7KC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 190
        TIME - 1030                    N6315N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WULFF HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- RNWY SURFACE-BROKEN BITUMINOUS AND GRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6315N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6315N-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 26, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KC
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wulff Harbor

## Other investigations on N6315N (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 NYC78FHD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHD18), Jun 28, 1978: Champion 7KCAB (N6315N), Point Pleasant, NJ, 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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