- Date
- August 1, 1984, 17:30 local (Aug 2, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kotzebue, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N83138Aeronca 7CCM
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840801037599A
- Case key
- 4222
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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
The plt & one pax departed on a pleasure flt from kiana, AK on 8/1/84. Four days later, the plt's mother traveled to Kotzebue, AK, to look for her son. She was unable to locate him & notified the FAA. A search was initiated, & on 8/6/84,the acft was located in a small lake near the noatak river. A family fishing near the accident site stated they saw the acft flying in an erratic manner & buzzing the shoreline. An exam of the wreckage revealed damage that was typical of impacting in a stall/spin type of event. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Toxicology checks of the plt's & passenger's blood revealed alcohol levels of 0.150% & 0.210%, respectively. An interview with the passenger's wife revealed that the occupants had been drinking prior to the flt. According to witnesses, there was an overcast at less than 500 ft & the visibility was variable with occasional obscuration in rain showers & fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83138
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7CCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-1799
- Airframe hours
- 2,383
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Percy Jackson, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 11, 1983
- Departed
- IAN · Kiana, AK
- Destination
- OTZ · Kotzebue, AK
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 200 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.