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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7GCBC · Lake Chelatna, AK · July 29, 1978

Date
July 29, 1978
Place
Lake Chelatna, AK
Airport
Lake Chelatna
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88345
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC78DAG93
Reported as
Blanca 7GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
608 total215 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Float equipped. Plt noted fumes in cockpit,made sharp turn to retto shoreline,wing strk water.

As the FAA filed it

FLOAT EQUIPPED. PLT NOTED FUMES IN COCKPIT,MADE SHARP TURN TO RETTO SHORELINE,WING STRK WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.