# Accident 20130829025549A: Champion 7ECA, Sutton, AK, August 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2013, 06:00 local time
- Place: Sutton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7911° N, 149.0139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7911&lon=-149.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9624S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9624S-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 44 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130829025549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REPORTED MISSING AUGUST 29, 2013 AT 10:15 P.M. ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AUGUST 30, 2013 AT 6:00 A.M. ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME. AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, TWO FATALITIES.

## 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 ANC13FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA090), Aug 29, 2013: Champion 7ECA (N9624S), Sutton, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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