ANC72DAG20

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7AC · Anchorage, AK · June 6, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1972
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N83767Champion 7AC
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201447

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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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3-1985   72/6/6    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 256
        TIME - 2030                    N83767              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABND APT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,ALAS                BIG LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT RWY FOR COND.

Aircraft

Registration
N83767
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Abnd Apt

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.