# NTSB SEA75FTA08: Champion 7GCAA, N8319V, Carlyle, MT, September 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1974
- Place: Carlyle, MT · CARLYLE, MT
- Location: 46.6550° N, 104.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlyle, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6550&lon=-104.0760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FTA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4307   74/9/4  NR.CARLYLE,MONT       CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 5050
        TIME - 1830                    N8319V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLVA,N DAK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8319V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740904028479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740904028479A), Sep 4, 1974: Blanca 7GCAA, Carlyle, MT, 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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