# NTSB OAK68D0186: Champion 7GCA, N5138T, Fallon, NV, October 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1967
- Place: Fallon, NV · FALLON, NV
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3691  67/10/20   FALLON,NEV          CHAMPION 7GCA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 100
        TIME - 1600                    N5138T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALLON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5138T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138T-1971-01-25), registration cancelled 1971-01-25, S/N 123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fallon Muni

## Other investigations on N5138T (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 OAK69A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0002), Jul 5, 1968: Champion 7GCAA (N5138T), Orovada, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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