- Date
- June 4, 1994, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Naknek, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N84310Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19940604014009A
- Case key
- 2510
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above the stall speed during maneuvering flight.
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 just finished 'dragging' a sand bar on which he planned to land. After making his pass he started to pull up and make a turn. He stated, during the maneuver he stalled the airplane. The airplane's altitude during the maneuver was 45 feet above ground level.
Factual narrative
On June 4, 1994, at 1500 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Aeronca Champ, N84310, crashed while maneuvering after dragging a sand bar at approximately 45 ft. AGL. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91 in visual meteorological conditions. The flight departed from Anchorage, Lake Hood, and the destination was King Salmon, Alaska, with an intermediate stop at Driftriver Creek. No flight plan was filed. The pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
According to the pilot, he was "dragging" the sandbar looking for a place to land when he pulled up to make a turn after his pass, stalled, and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84310
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-3004
- Airframe hours
- 3,694
- Engine
- Continental A-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Olson, Karl D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1994 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- Z41 · Anchorage, 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 233 total · 214 in this make and model · 184 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.