- Date
- January 31, 1987, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7539BChampion 7EC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870131003299A
- Case key
- 4769
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Analysis
The pilot allowed the wing tip to descend into brush and willows while turning to avoid obscured sky conditions. The turn was downwind and the airplane stalled and struck the snow while skidding sideways.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7539B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 596
- Airframe hours
- 4,345
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steven B. Grand
- Registered owner
- Steven B. Grand
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 13, 1986 · 125 hours before
- Departed
- Kustatan River, AK
- Destination
- Z-30 · Port Alsworth, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,839 total · 202 in this make and model · 1,429 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 19 °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 N7539B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.