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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Manley H.Spg, AK · July 24, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1971
Place
Manley H.Spg, AK · MANLEY H.SPG, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N84416Champion 7AC
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162925

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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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3-2904  71/7/24    MANLEY H.SPG,ALAS   CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N84416              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANLEY HOT SPRING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANLEY H.SPG,ALAS           FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ENCTRD RAIN AFTER DEP,RETURNED,LNDD ACFT VEERED L,HIT PARKED ACFT N573G.WINGS OF BOTH ACFT DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N84416
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Manley Hot Spring

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.