ANC72DAG08

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCBC · Anchorage, AK · July 8, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1971
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1611GChampion 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162517

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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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3-2591   71/7/8    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 211
        TIME - 1730                    N1611G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              BIG LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N1611G
Reported as
Champion 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Hood

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.