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FAA accident report · Champion 7GCBC · Ninilchik, AK · September 13, 2024

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Date
September 13, 2024 · 08:03 local
Place
Ninilchik, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8CK
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24FA091
Reported as
Champion 7GCBC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,305 total13 in the last 90 days
N8CKRegistered now · Champion 7GCBCS/N 104Airframe modelChampion 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft with two persons aboard, crashed while possibly maneuvering to view wildlife. No survivors. No witnesses observed the aircraft crash. Aircraft wreckage indicated counterclockwise rotation at impact. R/h wing had leading edge damage and was rotated aft. Fuselage had torsional offset to the right. The aircraft and the surrounding vegetation damage indicate a high rate of vertical speed with minimal forward speed, prior to impacting the ground.

This report will be amended if additional relevant information becomes available.

Report amended on 28 oct 2024 to reflect city/state location.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PERSONS ABOARD, CRASHED WHILE POSSIBLY MANEUVERING TO VIEW WILDLIFE. NO SURVIVORS. NO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CRASH. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE INDICATED COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION AT IMPACT. R/H WING HAD LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND WAS ROTATED AFT. FUSELAGE HAD TORSIONAL OFFSET TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SURROUNDING VEGETATION DAMAGE INDICATE A HIGH RATE OF VERTICAL SPEED WITH MINIMAL FORWARD SPEED, PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

REPORT AMENDED ON 28 OCT 2024 TO REFLECT CITY/STATE LOCATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC24FA091Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportNinilchik, AKOn September 13, 2024, about 0803 Alaska daylight time (AKDT), a Champion (Citabria) 7GCBC, N8CK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ninilchik, Alaska. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as…Sep 13, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8CK · 2

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

Accident 19870906050279ATakeoff Ground Roll · Talkeetna, AKThe aircraft hit a rock on takeoff, became prematurely airborne and struck tundra. Fogged windows obscured vision.Sep 6, 1987 · Substantial damageAccident 19800302005229ATakeoff Ground Roll · Chandler Lake, AKMade early lift off. Aircraft ski cable came loose. Aircraft settled to runway. Ski dug in, severed landing gearMar 2, 1980 · Substantial damage