# NTSB ANC71DAD02: Champion 7GC, N8529E, Yakutat, AK, August 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1970
- Place: Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3262  70/8/21    YAKUTAT,ALAS        CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N8529E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 2425 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            85 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,ALAS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG ON A BUSH STRIP,HIT TREE STUMP NEAR END OF RWY.RAIN ON WINDSHIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8529E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 7GC-88, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (registry code 21101N2) (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

## Other investigations on N8529E (2)

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 ANC04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA041), Apr 19, 2004: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, and subsequent collision with a ditch. A factor…
- [NTSB ANC75DAG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG45), Oct 3, 1974: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Chitina, 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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