- Date
- March 2, 1980
- Place
- Chandler Lake, AK · CHANDLER LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8CKBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800302005229A
- Case key
- 131502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1561 80/3/2 CHANDLER LAKE,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1024 TIME - 1130 N8CK PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDLER LAKE,AK BETTLES,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- R SKI REAR RESTRAINING CABLE FAILED,NOT MADE OF APPROVED MATERIAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8CK
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chandler Lake
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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.
Other investigations on N8CK · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC24FA091Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportNinilchik, AKOn September 13, 2024, about 0803 Alaska daylight time (AKDT), a Champion (Citabria) 7GCBC, N8CK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ninilchik, Alaska. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as…NTSB ANC87LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot attempted to take off from an unimproved site while the inside of the airplane's windows were partially obscured with condensation. The airplane struck a rock with its main gear during the take off roll and became prematurely airborne. The pilot…