UNK64X3539

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Susitna Rivr, AK · August 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1964
Place
Susitna Rivr, AK · SUSITNA RIVR, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9022BChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181879

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2592  64/8/22    SUSITNA RIVR ALAS   CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1500
        TIME - 0530                    N9022B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WHEEL STRUCK PARTIALLY BURIED LOG RAIN ON WINDSHIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N9022B
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.