# NTSB MKC70F0113: Champion 7GCAA, N2626G, St.Cloud, MN, July 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1969
- Place: St.Cloud, MN · ST.CLOUD, MN
- Location: 45.5608° N, 94.1625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Cloud, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-94.1625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2355  69/7/24    ST.CLOUD,MINN       CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 343
        TIME - 0650                    N2626G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CLOUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2626G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2626G-1976-09-23), registration cancelled 1976-09-23, S/N 106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Cloud

## Other investigations on N2626G (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 MKC69F0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0025), Jun 8, 1968: Champion 7GCAA (N2626G), Lake Elmo, 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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