ANC71DAG73

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GC · Anchorage, AK · March 23, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1971
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7676EChampion 7GC
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160449

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1098  71/3/23    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CHAMPION 7GC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 452
        TIME - 1700                    N7676E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 5HRS,TAIL-WHEEL ACFT,OF WHICH 4HRS USING SKIS.PLT STATED HE OVERCORRECTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7676E
Reported as
Champion 7GC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anchorage Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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