# NTSB SEA67D0288: Champion 7GCBC, N8330V, Prairie City, OR, March 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1967
- Place: Prairie City, OR · PRAIRIE CITY, OR
- Location: 44.4611° N, 118.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4611&lon=-118.7094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0288

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0895  67/3/19    PRAIRIE CITY,OREG   CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2088
        TIME - 1530                    N8330V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXBOW RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKES NOT FULLY RELEASED BEFORE PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8330V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8330V), registered now, S/N 43, 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
- Airport: Oxbow Ranch

## Other investigations on N8330V (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 SEA75DYG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG27), Mar 30, 1975: Champion 7GCBC (N8330V), Sandpoint, ID, 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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