- Date
- October 30, 1971
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9621SChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164042
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4348 71/10/30 FAIRBANKS,ALAS CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N9621S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- ENG FAILED WHEN PWR APPLIED ON FNL APCH,PLT STALLED ACFT,HIT ICE ON RVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9621S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
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