- Date
- August 24, 1987, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Central, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8507EChampion 7GC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870824049079A
- Case key
- 4900
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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 pilot stated that he was attempting to land in gusty, crosswind conditions and lost control of the airplane. He said the accident could have been avoided by choosing a different airport with less crosswind, or by initiating a go-around when he first experienced control difficulties.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8507E
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75
- Airframe hours
- 1,593
- Engine
- Lycoming 0290D2B, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Ree Dart
- Registered owner
- John Reed Dart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 7, 1986 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- MLY · Manley Hot Sprg, AK
- Destination
- CEM · Central, AK
- Airport
- CEM · Central, runway 25, 2,700 × 100 ft, gravel
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 175 total · 115 in this make and model · 134 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 175° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -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.