# NTSB SEA78DYA02: Champion 7GC, N9876Y, Mudlake, ID, October 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1977
- Place: Mudlake, ID · MUDLAKE, ID
- Location: 43.8429° N, 112.4795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mud Lake, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8429&lon=-112.4795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3587   77/10/7   MUDLAKE,ID          CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 124
        TIME - 0830                    N9876Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUDLAKE,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LO PASS OVR COYOTE,ENG QUIT WITH APPLICATION OF FULL PWR.SWERVED INTO IRRIGATION DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9876Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876Y-1978-01-20), registration cancelled 1978-01-20, S/N 7HC-31 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7HC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (registry code 21101PN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19771007035879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771007035879A), Oct 7, 1977: Blanca 7HC, Mudlake, ID, Destroyed. Lo pass ovr coyote,eng quit with application of full pwr. Swerved into irrigation ditch.

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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