# NTSB SEA72AS015: Champion 7KCAB, N9124L, Roche Harbor, WA, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA · ROCHE HARBOR, WA
- Location: 48.6074° N, 123.1306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roche Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6074&lon=-123.1306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2442   71/10/8   ROCHE HARBOR,WASH   CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 3000
        TIME - 1520                    N9124L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHE HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHE HARBOR,WASH           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED 2 LOW ALT ROLLS. ACFT FELL OUT OF SECOND ROLL INTO SOUND.PLT HAD 2 HRS DUAL ACROBATS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9124L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9124L-1971-12-13), registration cancelled 1971-12-13, S/N 289-71 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Roche Harbor

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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