- Date
- October 31, 1977
- Place
- Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8386VChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771031036689A
- Case key
- 145686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3602 77/10/31 NR.CANTWELL,AK CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 10260 TIME - 1430 N8386V PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRACIOUS HOUSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRACIOS HSE LDG,AK CANTWELL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- WRONG SKIS INSTALLED.HIT BRUSH,SNOWBANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8386V
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gracious House
N8386VRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Champion 7GCAAAirframe modelChampion 7GCAAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.