# NTSB SEA76DTA08: Champion 7GCB, N9803Y, Wagner, MT, December 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1975
- Place: Wagner, MT · WAGNER, MT
- Location: 48.3706° N, 108.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagner, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3706&lon=-108.0776&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 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3676  75/12/13   WAGNER,MT           CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 500
        TIME - 1200                    N9803Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAGNER,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LNDD ON CRUSTED SNOW.CHECKING LIVESTOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9803Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9803Y), registered now, S/N 38 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCB
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC) (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

## 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 19751213038969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751213038969A), Dec 13, 1975: Blanca 7GCB, Wagner, MT, Substantial damage. Lndd on crusted snow. Checking livestock.

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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