# NTSB ANC88LA080: Champion 7EC, N9061B, Anchorage, AK, March 28, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 28, 1988, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.219985, -149.850921 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2200&lon=-149.8509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC88LA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5023/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA080

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE LEFT, STRIKING A FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CAME IN HIGH AND HURRIED HIS APPROACH TO FIT IN WITH THE FLOW OF AIR TRAFFIC AT THE CONTROLLED  FIELD.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9061B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9061B-2001-01-03), registration cancelled 2001-01-03, S/N 7EC-640 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 640
- Airframe hours: 1175
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gilbert E. Cleaves
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 18, 1987, 32 hours before
- Departed: Z22, WILLOW, AK
- Airport: MRI, Merrill, runway 33, 2,469 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 364 total, 266 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## Other investigations on N9061B (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC96FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA158), Sep 13, 1996: Champion 7EC (N9061B), May Creek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering and/or flying at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was:…
- [NTSB ANC69D0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0121), Mar 16, 1969: Champion 7EC (N9061B), Big Delta, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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