- Date
- June 27, 1966
- Place
- Kasilof, AK · KASILOF, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N83995Champion 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171588
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0511 66/6/27 NR.KASILOF ALAS CHAMPION 7AC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46, TIME - 1630 N83995 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 51 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- BODY OF PLT RECOVERED 09/07/66. EXPIRED CERT.VALID FOR STUDENT ONLY DUE AMPUTATION OF PILOTS L.ARM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83995
- Reported as
- Champion 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N83995 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC96LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClear, AKthe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection in that he failed to ensure that the cabin door was properly secured for takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were: the open cabin door and rough/uneven terrain.NTSB ANC85FA090Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe acft collided with a parked helicopter during landing. The acft had left the rwy at midfield & collided with the parked acft. The plt stated that he lost directional control after lndg. A rwy light on the left side of the rwy aprx 900 ft from the approach…