20250904012369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Unalakleet, AK · September 4, 2025

Date
September 4, 2025 · 21:31 local
Place
Unalakleet, AK
Airport
Remote Landing Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N242BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC25LA102
Reported as
American Champion 8GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,913 total399 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot attempted Landing on a Remote off airport strip. He completed 2 touch and go landings. On 3rd attempt on rollout at low speed aircraft went into a dip that made the tail come up and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A REMOTE OFF AIRPORT STRIP. HE COMPLETED 2 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON 3RD ATTEMPT ON ROLLOUT AT LOW SPEED AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A DIP THAT MADE THE TAIL COME UP AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N242BC · 1

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