- Date
- February 22, 1970
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4871EChampion 7GC
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140337
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0407 70/2/22 FAIRBANKS,ALAS CHAMPION 7GC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 4095 TIME - 0855 N4871E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WOOD RIVER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- LANDING ON SAND BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4871E
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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