# NTSB SEA68D0265: Champion 7GCBC, N6361N, Maxville, MT, March 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1968
- Place: Maxville, MT · MAXVILLE, MT
- Location: 46.4761° N, 113.2354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maxville, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4761&lon=-113.2354&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0840  68/3/25    MAXVILLE,MONT       CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1250
        TIME - 1640                    N6361N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANE RANCH STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SHORT FIELD AND WET GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6361N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lane Ranch 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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