- Date
- August 6, 1986, 22:00 local (Aug 7, 1986, 06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kuskatan River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1163EChampion 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860806087529A
- Case key
- 4712
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - inattentiveCause
Improper use of procedureFactor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Directional control - not attainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
During the takeoff roll on a River gravel bar, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1163E
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 98777
- Airframe hours
- 2,017
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald J. Kleven
- Registered owner
- Dale D. Kissee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1986 · 84 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 473 total · 448 in this make and model · 408 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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 N1163E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC08LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKThe flight instructor's lack of remedial action to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a berm. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his lack…NTSB ANC02LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAkiak, AKThe unsuitable and soft terrain in the area of a precautionary landing, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing factors in the accident were a false indication of smoke in the airplane during cruise flight, and weather conditions consisting of haze/smoke…