# NTSB SEA76DYC12: Champion 7GCB, N9958Y, Antelope, OR, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Antelope, OR · ANTELOPE, OR
- Location: 44.9113° N, 120.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antelope, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9113&lon=-120.7236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2811  75/8/23  NR.ANTELOPE,OR        CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N9958Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 2404 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            280 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EARL SMITH RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THE DALLES,OR              ANTELOPE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9958Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9958Y), registered now, S/N 7GCB-158, built 1962 (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
- Airport: Earl Smith Ranch

## 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 19750823027239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823027239A), Aug 23, 1975: Blanca 7GCB, Antelope, OR, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K.

## Other investigations on N9958Y (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 ANC95LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA066), Jun 7, 1995: Champion 7GCB (N9958Y), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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