- Date
- May 26, 1973
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7517FChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730526022899A
- Case key
- 190069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1858 73/5/26 MCGRATH,ALAS CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 206 TIME - 1929 N7517F PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGRATH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALENA,ALAS MCGRATH,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- STALLED IN STEEP TURN TO FINAL APCH,NO FLAPS.OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 235 LBS,0.2 IN AFT CG LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7517F
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcgrath
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.