# NTSB ANC81DA036: Champion 7EC, N4396C, Chignik Lagoon, AK, March 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1981
- Place: Chignik Lagoon, AK · CHIGNIK LAGOON, AK
- Location: 56.3043° N, 158.5003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik Lagoon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.3043&lon=-158.5003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0414  81/3/24    CHIGNIK LAGOON,AK   CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 375
        TIME - 1620                    N4396C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIGNIK LAGOON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHIGNIK LAGOON,AK           ANCHORAGE,AK                 KING SALMON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT AFTER ENG INSTALLED.ACFT SANK IN 500FT OF OCEAN WTR.TEMP 40DEG,DEW POINT UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4396C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4396C-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N 7EC-425 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chignik Lagoon

## 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 19810324014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324014519A), Mar 24, 1981: Bbavia 7EC, Chignik Lagoon, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft crash landed in water when engine quit after takeoff. Pilot stated that possible carb ice cause.

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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