- Date
- January 16, 1983, 12:17 local (16:17 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8974RChampion 7HC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830116001029A
- Case key
- 4015
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acrt crashed into 3 parked acft during a turn after takeoff. The acft went out of control during takeoff at 10-40 ftoff the ground. It rolled to the left and the left landing gear hit a snowbank between the rwy and the taxiway. It lost speed and struck the taxiway where it bounced and slid into the parked acft. The acft was under power when the contacts occurred. After the accident the wings were found covered with frost. The left wing was covered on top and bottom. The right wing had frost on the bottom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8974R
- Reported as
- Champion 7HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29
- Airframe hours
- 970
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2B, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Lee Eaton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1982 · 9 hours before
- Destination
- TKA · Talkeetna, AK
- Airport
- MR1 · Merrill, runway 24, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 254 total · 65 in this make and model · 146 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N8974R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.