# NTSB SEA71DYG51: Champion 7GCBC, N6327N, Coulee Dam, WA, May 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1971
- Place: Coulee Dam, WA · COULEE DAM, WA
- Location: 47.9685° N, 118.9763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coulee Dam, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9685&lon=-118.9763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DYG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DYG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1596  71/5/12    COULEE DAM,WASH     CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 460
        TIME - 1815                    N6327N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELECTRIC CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WASH              COULEE DAM,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          DUST                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,FISHING ON BANKS LAKE.4FT SWELLS,WIND GUSTING 51K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6327N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6327N-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 90 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Electric City

## Other investigations on N6327N (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 DEN68F0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0101), Aug 23, 1967: Champion 7GCBC (N6327N), Buffalo, WY, 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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