# NTSB NYC81DHD11: Champion 7GCBC, N9666S, Normandy Beach, NJ, January 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1981
- Place: Normandy Beach, NJ · NORMANDY BEACH, NJ
- Location: 40.0026° N, 74.0604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Normandy Beach, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0026&lon=-74.0604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DHD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0302  81/1/24    NORMANDY BEACH,NJ   CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 678
        TIME - 1430                    N9666S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 580 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE FERRY,NJ             BEACH HAVEN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG BCM ROUGH,RPM IRREGULAR,FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT SETTLED IN OCEAN SURF & FLIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9666S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9666S-1982-01-21), registration cancelled 1982-01-21, S/N 25 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810124001519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124001519A), Jan 24, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC, Normandy Beach, NJ, Destroyed. Observed flying five feet above water. Pontoon struck wave. Airplane cartwheeled and broke up.

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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