# NTSB ANC74AA015: Champion 7GCBC, N5248X, Healy, AK, July 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Healy, AK · HEALY, AK
- Location: 63.8569° N, 148.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healy, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8569&lon=-148.9661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2941  73/7/31    HEALY,ALAS          CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 596
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5248X              PX-  1  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEALY,ALAS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR SHEEP.PEAKS E OF HEALY OBSCURD BY SCATTERD CUMULI THAT EVENING.TKOF BTN 1900 AND 2000.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5248X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5248X-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 187, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730731030559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731030559A), Jul 31, 1973: Blanca 7HC, Healy, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Looking for sheep. Peaks e of Healy obscurd by scatterd cumuli that evening. Tkof btn 1900 and 2000.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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