# NTSB SEA76DYE07: Champion 7GCAA, N6326N, Vashon Island, WA, August 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Vashon Island, WA · VASHON ISLAND, WA
- Location: 47.4290° N, 122.4782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vashon Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4290&lon=-122.4782&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 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE07-201289

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2845  75/8/10    VASHON ISLAND,WA    CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 315
        TIME - 1945                    N6326N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WA                VASHON ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF L BRAKE LINE LEAK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6326N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vashon Island

## 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 19750810027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810027059A), Aug 10, 1975: Blanca 7GCAA, Vashon Island, WA, Substantial damage. Plt aware of l brake line leak.

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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