# NTSB Accident SEA97FA049
> **Champion 7-GCBC** · 1997-01-19 · CRESWELL, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97FA049
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07357
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-19
- **Location:** CRESWELL, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.899154, -123.020278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7-GCBC
- **Registration:** N9677S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft, while recovering from a spin, which resulted in failure and separation of the right wing tip and adjacent wing fabric (skin).

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