# NTSB SEA75DTI08: Champion 7GCB, N9822Y, Kalispell, MT, September 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1974
- Place: Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DTI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3800   74/9/3    KALISPELL,MONT      CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 237
        TIME - 1400                    N9822Y              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLATHEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALISPELL,MONT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9822Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9822Y), registered now, S/N 7GCB-57, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCB
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gcb) (registry code 2110168) (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: Flathead

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740903029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740903029829A), Sep 3, 1974: Blanca 7GCB, Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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