# NTSB SEA70FDA07: Champion 7EC, N4382C, Scobey, MT, May 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1970
- Place: Scobey, MT · SCOBEY, MT
- Location: 48.7904° N, 105.4206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scobey, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7904&lon=-105.4206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FDA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FDA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2156   70/5/2    SCOBEY,MONT         CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 515
        TIME - 1640                    N4382C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOBEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOBEY,MONT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4382C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4382C), registered now, S/N 7EC-408, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scobey

## Other investigations on N4382C (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 SEA98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA057), Apr 1, 1998: Aeronca 7-EC (N4382C), Glendive, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed remedial action and his inadvertent entry into a ground loop.

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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