# NTSB MKC69D0337: Champion 7GC, N9607S, Windom, MN, January 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1969
- Place: Windom, MN · WINDOM, MN
- Location: 43.8736° N, 95.1191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windom, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8736&lon=-95.1191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0337
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0337-191568

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0129  69/1/18    WINDOM,MINN         CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1000
        TIME - 1630                    N9607S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDOM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LFT LDG GR ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9607S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9607S-2018-02-12), registration cancelled 2018-02-12, S/N 52, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- 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: Windom

## Other investigations on N9607S (3)

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 WPR13FA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA370), Aug 13, 2013: Champion 7GCAA (N9607S), Paradise, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during low-altitude maneuvering after encountering an updraft.
- [NTSB MKC71FER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FER67), Jun 2, 1971: Champion 7GC (N9607S), Windom, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0125), Aug 16, 1968: Champion 7GCAA (N9607S), St.James, MN, 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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