UNK68X0153

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCB · Tsuniah Lake, Canada · July 5, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1968
Place
Tsuniah Lake, Canada · TSUNIAH LAKE, Canada
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2019JChampion 7GCB
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109706

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0058   68/7/5    TSUNIAH LAKE,CAN    CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 4000
        TIME - 0730                    N2019J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N2019J
Reported as
Champion 7GCB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.