# NTSB ANC66F0058: Champion 7HC, N8974R, Anchorage, AK, October 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1965
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66F0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66F0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3202   65/10/5   ANCHORAGE ALAS      CHAMPION 7HC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 201
        TIME - 1330                    N8974R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR FLOAT HINGE SUPPORT SCREW FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8974R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8974R-1988-04-12), registration cancelled 1988-04-12, S/N 29 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7HC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7HC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7hc) (registry code 2110172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill

## Other investigations on N8974R (3)

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 ANC83FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA033), Jan 16, 1983: Champion 7HC (N8974R), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAH18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH18), Sep 13, 1978: Champion 7HC (N8974R), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66D0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0055), Sep 27, 1965: Champion 7HC (N8974R), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage

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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