# NTSB OAK71DVG69: Champion 7KC-AB, N9127L, Wheatland, CA, April 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1971
- Place: Wheatland, CA · WHEATLAND, CA
- Location: 39.0312° N, 121.3900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0312&lon=-121.3900&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, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1323   71/4/5    WHEATLAND,CALIF     CHAMPION 7KC-AB     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 254
        TIME - 1730                    N9127L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUBA CITY,CALIF             WHEATLAND,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD HARD GNDLOOPED,HIT RIDGE AT SIDE OF RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9127L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9127L-1979-04-13), registration cancelled 1979-04-13, S/N 313-71 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KC-AB
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pvt Strip

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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