# Accident 20120622013369A: Champion 7GCB, Kenai, AK, June 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2012, 22:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9917° N, 151.6583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9917&lon=-151.6583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N466RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N466RV-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622013369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING LOW LEVEL OBSERVATION OF WILDLIFE DURING CONDITIONS OF GUSTY WIND.  THE AIRMAN ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO STALL, AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND.  THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND MINOR INJURY TO THE AIRMAN.

## 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 ANC12CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA057), Jun 23, 2012: Champion 7GCB (N466RV), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.

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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