- Date
- June 15, 1976
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7589EChampion 7GC
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760615017399A
- Case key
- 154549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1536 76/6/15 DILLINGHAM,AK CHAMPION 7GC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 547 TIME - 0615 N7589E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 417 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLINGHAM,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- AILERON CABLES CROSSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7589E
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7589ERegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2019 · Champion 7GCAirframe modelChampion 7GCEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7589E · 1
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