# NTSB NYC72FIJ32: Champion 7KCAB, N1855G, Grantsville, WV, November 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1971
- Place: Grantsville, WV · GRANTSVILLE, WV
- Location: 38.9208° N, 81.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9208&lon=-81.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4201   71/11/6   GRANTSVILLE,W VA    CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 350
        TIME - 1900                    N1855G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUSEX,NJ                    CARBONDALE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- NOT RDO COMM OR NAV EQPD.CONT FLT AFTR DARK OVR MTNUS TRRN.PLT UN ORIENT HIMSELF CRASH LNDD IN FLD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1855G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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