- Date
- September 1, 1983, 19:45 local (Sep 2, 1983, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Soldotna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7536FChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830901045619A
- Case key
- 4160
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While sightseeing the plt stated he saw a moose & made a sharp turn. The acft stalled but the plt recovered from the stall. During recovery the acft hit the top 8 ft of an 80 ft tree. The acft then spun to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7536F
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 276-70
- Airframe hours
- 958
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E1B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jesse M. Meeks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 26, 1983 · 29 hours before
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 383 total · 383 in this make and model · 42 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 39 °F
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 N7536F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.