# NTSB OAK68D0319: Champion 7GCBC, N8341V, Hilt, CA, January 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1968
- Place: Hilt, CA · HILT, CA
- Location: 41.9949° N, 122.6234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilt, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9949&lon=-122.6234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0319
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0319-111853

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0347  68/1/14    HILT,CALIF          CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3120
        TIME - 1430                    N8341V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LDG AREA CONSIDERED SUITABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8341V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8341V-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 67, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (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

## Other investigations on N8341V (2)

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 LAX81FJA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA12), Jul 19, 1981: Champion 7GCBC (N8341V), Honolulu, HI, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73FJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA06), Sep 14, 1972: Champion 7GCBC (N8341V), Dillng Afb, HI, 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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