# NTSB ANC66D0103: Champion 7HC, N8556E, Delta Junctn, AK, April 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1966
- Place: Delta Junctn, AK · DELTA JUNCTN, AK
- Location: 64.0567° N, 145.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta Junction, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0567&lon=-145.6924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0955  66/4/17    DELTA JUNCTN ALAS   CHAMPION 7HC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 508
        TIME - 0545                    N8556E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEITH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE FROST FROM WINGS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8556E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556E-2018-03-07), registration cancelled 2018-03-07, S/N 7HC-5, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7HC
- Registry model: [Champion 7HC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (registry code 21101PN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Leith

## Other investigations on N8556E (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 ANC15CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA064), Aug 16, 2015: Champion 7HC (N8556E), Coldfoot, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to recognize conditions favorable for carburetor icing and apply use of carburetor heat.

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.

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