- Date
- March 24, 1972
- Place
- Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7427BChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165616
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1202 72/3/24 CANTWELL,ALAS CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 250 TIME - 1430 N7427B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANTWELL AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- 1ST 1200FT RWY BARE OF SNOW,ICE COVERED.SKI EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7427B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cantwell Airstrip
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