# Accident 20160903023959A: Champion 7GC, Palmer, AK, September 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6198° N, 148.9800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6198&lon=-148.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4831E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4831E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903023959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST POWER/ENGINE QUIT APPROX 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF AT 500FT ALTITUDE.  MADE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO HAY FIELD. LANDED HARD, GEAR COLLAPSED AND A/C CAME TO REST AGAINST TELEPHONE POLE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, FORWARD FUSELAGE AND UNDERCARRIAGE. 2 PERSONS ONBOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA486), Sep 4, 2016: Champion 7GC (N4831E), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to assess the airplane’s fuel quantity before departure, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N4831E (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910831045819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831045819I), Aug 31, 1991: Bbavia 7GC (N4831E), Beluga, AK, Minor damage. After landing on a road pilot lost control of aircraft. Went off road and nosed over.
- [Incident 19870831063679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831063679I), Aug 31, 1987: Bbavia 7GC (N4831E), Big Lake, AK, Minor damage. The right main gear collapsed on rollout oleo strut was not connected at the threaded joints.
- [Accident 19740726032299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726032299A), Jul 26, 1974: Blanca 7GC (N4831E), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Short fld ldg practice.

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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