# NTSB SEA70D0128: Champion 7GCAA, N9528S, Easton, WA, October 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1969
- Place: Easton, WA · EASTON, WA
- Location: 47.2373° N, 121.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2373&lon=-121.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4123   69/10/4   EASTON,WASH         CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1072
        TIME - 1500                    N9528S              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTON,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9528S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9528S-2013-05-24), registration cancelled 2013-05-24, S/N 12, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (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: Easton State

## Other investigations on N9528S (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 SEA82FYM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM19), Jun 13, 1982: Champion 7GCAA (N9528S), Independence, OR, destroyed

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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