# Accident 20101117052149A: American Ch 8GCBC, Bremerton, WA, November 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5333° N, 122.7853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5333&lon=-122.7853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273MA-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CH 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117052149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM APEX AIRFIELD, SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON. FLEW SOUTH, THEN TURNED NORTH JUST SOUHT EAST OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON. AT ABOUT 1630 IN THE AFTERNOON ON NOV 17, 2010 AT 4 MILES WEST OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, IMPACTED THE TERRIAN AT GOLD MOUNTIAN. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND ON NOV 28, 2010. NTSB MADE QUICK REVIEW OF SITE, AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE MOUNTIAN ON DEC 3, 2010 AND PLACE AT A SERCURE LOCATION, AUBURN, WASHINGTON

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR11FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA061), Nov 18, 2010: American Champion 8GCBC (N273MA), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s use of oxycodone and his severe coronary artery disease.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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