- Date
- June 19, 1981
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8989RChampion 7GCB
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810619038879A
- Case key
- 125347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2827 81/6/19 NR.WASILLA,AK CHAMPION 7GCB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 798 TIME - 1904 N8989R PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASILLA LAKE,AK ROBERTS LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- APRX 70LB OVR MAX TOTAL USEFUL LOAD.FLOAT EQUIPPED.SOFT MUSKEG TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8989R
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8989R · 1
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