What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12-27-00, Mr. Stephen zecker, private pilot, went to do a biannual flight review in his belanca scout, N7100C. He was flying with edgar burch, a flight instructor with the Juneau flight school. They filed a flight plan with fss, and departed for the practice area, in the youngs bay area. The flight was reported overdue two hours later. An extensive search began, and continued for the following week. Only two tires and two pieces of wood, probably from the forward wing spar, was recovered. These pieces are consistent with this kind of airplane. As of this date nothing else has been recovered, and neither pilot was found. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time. (.19) on December 27, 2000, about 1400 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped champion 8GCBC airplane, N7100C, is presumed to have crashed about 13 miles southwest of Juneau, Alaska, estimated at 58 degrees 10 minutes north latitude, 134 degrees 40 minutes west longitude. Neither the airplane or its occupants have been located. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) instructional flight under title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane is presumed to have been destroyed. Teh first pilot, who was a certificated private pilot, and teh second pilot, who was a certificated flight instructor, are presumed to have received fatal injuries. The airplane was owned by the first pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the point of departure, and a VFR flight plan was filed. Teh accident flight originated at the Juneau International Airport, Juneau, about 1335. During a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge on January 4, the owner of the flight school that employed the flight instructor stated that the purpose of the flight was to provide a biennial flight review (bfr) to the second pilot. The airplane failed to return to return to the Juneau International Airport and was reported overdue about 1457. Search personnel began an extensive search along the flights anticipated route of flight over the stephens passage south of Juneau. The flight would have covered an open area of water of about 13 miles. On December 29, two a/c tires were located in the waters of young bay, along the north shore of admiralty island, about 13 miles southwest of Juneau. No other portion of the airplane has been found, and teh search was suspended on January 2,2001.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12-27-00, MR. STEPHEN ZECKER, PRIVATE PILOT, WENT TO DO A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW IN HIS BELANCA SCOUT, N7100C. HE WAS FLYING WITH EDGAR BURCH, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH THE JUNEAU FLIGHT SCHOOL. THEY FILED A FLIGHT PLAN WITH FSS, AND DEPARTED FOR THE PRACTICE AREA, IN THE YOUNGS BAY AREA. THE FLIGHT WAS REPORTED OVERDUE TWO HOURS LATER. AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH BEGAN, AND CONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. ONLY TWO TIRES AND TWO PIECES OF WOOD, PROBABLY FROM THE FORWARD WING SPAR, WAS RECOVERED. THESE PIECES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS KIND OF AIRPLANE. AS OF THIS DATE NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN RECOVERED, AND NEITHER PILOT WAS FOUND. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (.19) ON DECEMBER 27, 2000, ABOUT 1400 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CHAMPION 8GCBC AIRPLANE, N7100C, IS PRESUMED TO HAVE CRASHED ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU, ALASKA, ESTIMATED AT 58 DEGREES 10 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 134 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. NEITHER THE AIRPLANE OR ITS OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN LOCATED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE IS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. TEH FIRST PILOT, WHO WAS A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND TEH SECOND PILOT, WHO WAS A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY THE FIRST PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. TEH ACCIDENT FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JUNEAU, ABOUT 1335. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON JANUARY 4, THE OWNER OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL THAT EMPLOYED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR) TO THE SECOND PILOT. THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO RETURN TO RETURN TO THE JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND WAS REPORTED OVERDUE ABOUT 1457. SEARCH PERSONNEL BEGAN AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH ALONG THE FLIGHTS ANTICIPATED ROUTE OF FLIGHT OVER THE STEPHENS PASSAGE SOUTH OF JUNEAU. THE FLIGHT WOULD HAVE COVERED AN OPEN AREA OF WATER OF ABOUT 13 MILES. ON DECEMBER 29, TWO A/C TIRES WERE LOCATED IN THE WATERS OF YOUNG BAY, ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF ADMIRALTY ISLAND, ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU. NO OTHER PORTION OF THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN FOUND, AND TEH SEARCH WAS SUSPENDED ON JANUARY 2,2001.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.